Paul Harvey, a Christmas story....
Listening to this man and his wonderful story telling was a voice from the past...
Where we lived for many years, the radio served as our news, music, entertainment...
Paul Harvey came on everyday at noon...his distinctive voice filling the air, news, down to earth quips, calmness in the midst of trouble memorable...but, his stories at different times of the year or “the rest of the story” were my favorite times...
This story of the man and the birds was especially touching...at Christmas time...when there is so much commercialism we forget the real Reason for the season...Christ leaving his heavenly realm to live amongst humanity, his creation...to show himself with us desiring to lead us to safety through His birth, life, death and resurrection...for us to believe, trust, repent, follow Him...
The book of Luke, tells the story so well...of Christ...his life...it is repeated in hundreds of languages in the Jesus Film Project to use all over the world...
The Book of John, tells the story as well as does Mark and Matthew, each from a different perspective...for all the world to come to the saving grace of Christ...this Savior for all...
Thank YOU for your salvation, your Lordship, your everlasting Love...You bring us to our knees in humble, ecstatic adoration...as You did so long ago with humble shepherds and mighty magi...
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Luke 2:8-20
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 2:1-11
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