Let's return to the manger

Will you be like the shepherds or like Herod this holiday season?

HAS THE ENTIRE holiday season, especially Christmas, become just too much? Some people find the celebrations a nuisance, while others might feel depressed or lonely. Yet the Bible records the angel's reassurance and promise on the first Christmas, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people" (Luke 2:10). How can we see this promise of Christmas fulfilled?

Perhaps the Biblical account of the birth of Christ Jesus holds the answer. He was the Son of God, but he was not born in a palace. He was born in a simple stable and laid in a manger. There was no room at the inn, yet the manger provided a safe, quiet shelter for the Christ child, or Messiah (see Luke 2:1—16).

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