Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread,"
In the Bible story of the birth of Jesus, the Lord has demonstrated His love for the lowly and humble of earth.
It was two lowly shepherds camping out in the fields, watching over their flocks by night, to protect them from lions and other predatory animals, that the angels appeared.
Doubtless the brilliant light and the loud singing of the angels may have frightened the humble creatures--although as soon as I say that I think that the Lord would not want to frighten these creatures with His presence. Lambs are a symbol of Christ, "the Lamb of God" (John 1:29).
And the holy angels did not want to intrude upon the lowly shepherds, for they were discussing the prophecies of the Bible that predicted the coming of the world's Savior. Doubtless some of them wondered, "Wouldn't it be great if that world's Savior should be born now? The prophecies of Daniel (9:24-27) tell us of His coming; and the time has come!"
The angels of the Lord come only when they are welcomed, and these humble shepherds welcomed them through their love of the Bible prophecies!
And the Virgin Mary herself proclaimed her humility in life when she said of herself, "[The Lord] has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant" (Luke 1:48).
The Lord spoke well of the Reality of humility: "Thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: 'I dwell in the high and holy place, with him [or her] who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones'" (Isa. 57:15).
There are some crumbs of truth there even for us to enjoy at this late date.
--Robert J. Wieland
From the "Dial Daily Bread" Archive: December 11, 2008.
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