A Glimpse of His Glory
Today, Pastor Amy talked about the Christmas story as told in Luke 2:8-20. She described how the shepherds were sitting on that dark hillside watching their sheep and how utterly dark it would have been with no electricity. This reminded her of the "people walking in darkness" in Isaiah 9 which we talked about last week. But then the angels came to them and they had a glimpse of something that is going on all the time in heaven! "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests," they sang.
Amy also read from Revelation 4 & 5 and invited us to close our eyes as we pictured this scene from heaven which ends with thousands of angels surrounding the throne and singing,
"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
To receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
And honor and glory and praise."
At the very moment that the angels were singing to the shepherds, God came down to earth in the shape of a helpless baby. He came to join us in our suffering. And it is because of this moment that we can hold the hand of the hurting, help people with broken relationships, sit at the hospital bedside of the sick. In this way, we can help people who are walking in the darkness to see the Light of the World, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
2 Comments:
When my mom died she opened her eyes and said she had just been to a far away country and the flowers were so beautiful and closed her eyes again. I can't conceive of what heaven would look like if we were given a glimpse. But I don't think I'd want to stay here once a preview of heaven was given. But the shephards had the right response didn't they? They glorified God and told everyone what they saw.
Hi Anonymous!
This is so true - thanks for sharing your story, too.
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