December 24, 2019 (Christmas Eve)
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Scriptures:
Micah 5:1-5
Marshal your troops, O city of
troops, for a siege is laid against us. They
will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod. But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come
for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from
ancient times.”
Therefore Israel will be
abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of
his brothers return to join the Israelites. He will stand and shepherd his
flock
in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name
of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for
then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be their
peace.
Luke 2:80-20
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 of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a
Savior has been born to you; he is Christ 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, and on earth peace to men 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.