Good tidings

Good tidings

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger." – Luke 2.10-12

I can’t imagine what it must have felt like to be those shepherds in their fields on that night. Suddenly, out of nowhere a group of angels appear. The shepherds must have been terrified. This was certainly nothing as they sat there around the campfire.

The first thing they heard was ‘Don’t be afraid!’ That’s a good thing because I am sure that was an issue, I am sure they were afraid.

But then the find out why they need not fear. The angels were bringing ‘good tidings of great joy.’ They brought those good tidings of great joy for all people. The news was not just for the shepherds, not just for the Jews, but for everyone!

And what was the news? ‘Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour!’

The shepherds knew what that meant because they rushed to Bethlehem to see the miracle. The Saviour, the Messiah, was here, and He was here for all people. God had brought His offer of eternal salvation to all people. Unto those shepherds a child was born, but we rejoice because He was also given unto us!