There came a time--at the best time, the right time--when the mighty Son of God turned His back on all the beauty and happiness of His forever Home. And somehow--no one knows just how--He stepped out of Heaven and entered Earth as a baby.
It must have seemed a. long way between Heaven and Earth.
It must have been sad to leave such a glorious home.
It must have made the angels wide-eyed and solemn to see the King they love and serve say good-bye and take the long step over the edge of Heaven--down--down--down through the black space to the blue-brown-planet where you and I live.
Did the angels know the man Jesus would have to die? Did they know that when He grew up, His strong, gentle hands would be nailed to a cross of wood? Did they know their King would give up His life for all the wrong, hateful things you and I have done?
Did they know these things? I think they probably did.
But it wasn't long before they got to come to Earth, too. Late on a sleepy, star-sprinkled night, those angels peeled back the sky just like you would tear open a sparkling Christmas present. Then, with light and joy pouring out of Heaven like water through a broken dam, they began to shout and sing the message that the baby Jesus had been born.
The world had a Savior! The angels called it "Good News," and it was.
It still is...and I bet it always will be.
By Larry Libby, from Someone Awesome
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