They Made Known...

“And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

‘Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.’

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, ‘Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.” Luke 2:13-18

Christmas means so many things to so many different, people. We must always remember - not everyone enjoys Christmas. Hence the following poem -

“Twas the day after Christmas,
When all through the place
There were arguments and depression -
Even mom had a long face.

The stockings hung empty
And the house was a mess;
The new clothes didn’t fit...
And dad was under stress.

The family was irritable,
And the children - no one could please;
Because the instructions for the swing set
Were written in Chinese!

The bells no longer jingled,
And no carolers came around;
The sink was stacked with dishes,
And the tree was turning brown.

The stores were full of people
Returning things that frizzled and failed,
And the shoppers were discouraged
Because everything they bought was now on half-price sale

Twas the day after Christmas
The spirit of joy had disappeared;
The only hope on the horizon
Was twelve bowl games the first day of the New Year!”
                                              - Charles Swindoll

Don’t be a Scrooge - Be someone who make known
the Good News!