“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
(Luke 2:11)
It was night time. Shepherds were watching their sheep.
Suddenly an angel appeared. Not only that, the glory of the Lord shined all
around them. The shepherds were very afraid. You and I would have been afraid
also. Angels are not seen every day, at least, not by common ordinary people.
The angel then spoke to calm their fears.
“Unto you is born this day a Savior.” What
day is implied by “This Day?” Could it have been December 25? Perhaps. Or
does “This Day” mean April 15? Or is “this day” some other day. What day
was “this day?” The point of “this day” is not some circled number on our
calendars. The point is, there was an actual event, the birth of the Son of
God, on a day, perhaps known only to God.
The angel’s business was not to immortalize a given day
but to engrave in the minds and on the hearts of the shepherds and in our minds
and hearts that God became one of us and dwelt among us and we beheld His
glory. The angel was telling the shepherds the news that the Savior had come.
Will you allow Him to be your Savior?
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