SR • December 2015
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being at home but somehow, as I looked into His eyes, I felt like
everything was as it should be. Mice normally run away from
people, but there was something about baby Jesus that made
me want to stay there by his side.
A sudden noise drew my attention away from the baby. As I
jumped down from on top of the manger, I saw a group of very
excited shepherds who introduced themselves to Joseph.
“We saw an angel,” one of them said. “He told us the Savior
had been born.”
“He said we would find a baby,” added a second shepherd. “We
were told we would know this baby because he would be
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”
“It was then,” continued the first shepherd, “that a large group
of angels joined the first. They began to worship God and to
thank Him for His plan for the salvation of man. And now we
have come to see and to worship.”
The men approached the manger and gave thanks to God. It
was then that I understood. This baby was no ordinary baby.
He was sent to save men and women from their sins. Anyone
who believes in Him is forgiven by God and given the power to
become His child. From that day forward many received this
gift of salvation.
Have you accepted the gift of forgiveness from God?
This baby was no ordinary baby.
SR
