A SPECIAL BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT!

Sunday, December 23, 2018

A SPECIAL BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT!

Isa 9:6

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Luke 2:11

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

           I was born on Thanksgiving Day and today is my sister’s birthday. She was almost born on Christmas Day. I’m sure we two babies added something special to those holidays for my parents. I am sure the family and neighbors were told and all the vital details given of our length, weight and color or hair and eyes. I’m not sure why but those things are always important to parents. Friends and relatives would certainly gather around and chatter endlessly about the babies using words that end in “—est.” This baby was the cutest, his eyes the bluest or his hair the curliest they had ever seen.

           Perhaps the most unusual birth announcement was a mistake in printing. It seems a pastor of a church had ordered a sign for the church’s outdoor nativity scene. The sign maker asked what should be the wording on the sign and how big the sign should be. The pastor emailed the sign maker with the information and soon the sign arrived with this message: “For unto us a child is born 8 feet long and 3 feet wide.”

           The birth of Jesus was certainly a big deal. It made news in heaven and spilled over into earth. Isaiah talked about him in words that ended in “est”. He used words like wonderful, mighty God and everlasting father. He would be the Prince of Peace.

           The announcement to the shepherds focused on the most important aspect of all. The angel said “unto you is born a savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Well, He’s here and He’s perfect! He has his mother’s eyes and his Father’s strength of character.

Dear Lord, let me tell the good news and let me get it right! AMEN