Do
You Hear What I Hear?
Said
the little lamb to the shepherd boy.
Do
you hear what I hear,
ringing
through the sky, shepherd boy,
Do
you hear what I hear,
a
song, a song, high above the trees,
With
a voice as big as the sea,
With
a voice as big as the sea.
And
so goes the lyrics of a classic version of a favorite Christmas carol. The
inspired thought is that all creation heralds the birth of God's greatest gift
to mankind. The little lamb in the stable depicts the lowly birth of the King.
The glorious news would not be concealed in the humble stable but has become a
universal message of hope. The Good News, first proclaimed by the glorious host
of heaven, embraced by the common shepherd in the field, and spread abroad by
them as they went, has become the message to all people. A song trumpeted “high
above the trees” resounding to the throne of heaven, “with a voice as big as
the sea.” The song goes forth with such a thunderous roar, “with a voice as big
as the sea,” that all other songs cease to exist for His voice condemns them to
silence.
This
is the message of Christmas! The message has echoed across history for over
2000 years. The message of celebration for the gift of God's only begotten Son
given for the salvation of man. We have been given an enormous, undeserved
gift. Let us not spurn the grace of God by rejecting His mercy. That is the
song that the angels sang, “The day Truth came to live among us.”
May your Christmas be filled with reverent awe and hear His “voice as big as the sea!”
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