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Luke 2:1-20, At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire.  (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  All returned to their own towns to register for this census.  And because Joseph was a descendent of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.  He took with him Mary, his fiancée who was obviously pregnant by this time.

 

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born.  She gave birth to her first child, a son.  She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn.

 

That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep.  Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them.  They were terribly frightened, but the angel reassured them.  “Don’t be afraid!” he said.  “I bring you good news of great joy for everyone!  The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord – has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David!  And this is how you will recognize Him.  You will find a baby lying in a manger, wrapped snugly in strips of cloth!”

 

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others – the armies of heaven – praising God:

 

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favors.”

 

When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Come on, let’s go to Bethlehem!  Let’s see this wonderful thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.

 

They ran to the village and found Mary and Joseph.  Then the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about the child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary quietly treasured these things in her head and thought about them often.  The shepherds went back to their fields and flocks, glorifying God for what the angels had told them, and because they had seen the child, just as the angels had said.” (New Living Translation)

 

The birth of the Savior occurred in the most humble of circumstances.  Jesus was the King of kings, but He was neither born nor lived like it in this life.  As Savior, He has come to deliver us from sin, Satan’s control, fear, and death.  He has been anointed as the Messiah of God and the Lord who rules over His people.  No person can have Jesus as Savior without submitting to His lordship. 

 

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