Day 3

The beautiful story of how our Lord Jesus Christ came into this world, fully God and man, is miraculous. Last week we examined Luke 1 and all that Gabriel did to bring Mary the Good News that she would be the earthly mother of Christ. This week, we’ll look at both Luke 2:1–20 and Matthew 2:1–12. Both passages of Scripture give us different pe...

God reveals to us another group involved in Christ’s life in Luke 2:8–9, In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. Some might wonder wh...

We saw yesterday that the shepherds were “terribly frightened” when an angel of the Lord showed up to them at night. In Luke 2:10–12, the angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who i...

We read today in Luke 2:13–14, “And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.’” God’s Word reveals that after the one angel spoke to the shepherds, hundreds, or maybe even thousands (an exact number is ...

In Luke 2:18–20, we read, “And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.” God tells us about the reaction of the peo...

As God led Matthew to write about our Lord Jesus Christ, He led him to write about what happened after Jesus was born. The magi mentioned in Matthew 2:1 are known as wise men because, in ancient Greek, the word is “magoi.” The legends and misconceptions about these wise men have been passed down through the ages. They were not kings but wise ...

As we read Matthew 2:9–12, we see that once the wise men had met with Herod, they left to seek out our Lord Jesus Christ. Once the wise men arrived at the place where Christ was, they “rejoiced exceedingly.” These wise men knew they were in the presence of the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords and they could do nothing less than “re...