Saturday, December 25, 2021
Solemnity for Christmas Day
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The angel tell the shepherds, “Make una no fear; see, I dey announce good news wey go bring great joy for all the people. Today, for David city, one Savior don born for una, and na Him be Christ and Lord. This one go be sign for una: una go see one small baby wey dem wrap with cloth, wey lie inside manger.” At once, plenty angels from heaven join the angel, dey praise God and dey talk say: “Make glory dey for God for the highest heaven, and make peace dey for earth for the people wey His favor rest on.” Luke 2:10–14
Glory to God for di highest heaven! Di celebration of di glorious birth of Christ di Lord don start…Happy Christmas!
Try put yourself for di place of dis people wey dey care for sheep. Things wey go really excite dem no dey happen often. Dem na poor, simple people wey dey spend their days and nights dey care for sheep for field. Dat night, some of dem gather together to enjoy one another company. E easy to imagine how dem dey talk as usual, dey laugh and dey stay together. Dem no know at all wetin wan happen.
As dem gather together, one angel of God appear to dem, dey announce “good news wey go bring great joy!” Dem go don really shock. But na only the beginning be that. The angel announce say the Savior of the World don born, and then, to their great surprise, dem see the whole army of angels from heaven dey sing praise: “Make glory dey for God for the highest heaven!” “Make glory dey for God for the highest heaven!”
Na dis humble people wey dey care for sheep God first call to go greet di newborn King. Di amazing thing be say God no first call di “important” people of dat time to come worship. Na dis poor people wey dey care for sheep He call.
One thing dis dey tell us be say, for God eye, everybody dey equal. God no dey choose favorites from among people wey di world see as important. No, He dey see di great worth and dignity of each and every person, and He want make all of us, whether we rich or poor, strong or weak, come meet Him with adoration and love.
Christmas na time wey plenty things dey happen wey dey make people happy. Many times, gifts dey, people dey gather, food dey, and people dey enjoy themselves. But pass every other thing, we must see Christmas as time to pause and let di deep and rich meaning of dis holy event enter our heart. First, we must see say God enter our human condition and, as He do so, He fit relate to everything wey we dey experience for life. God understand human life! He live am.
Secondly, we must understand say the birth of the Savior of the World and how He appear to shepherds show say God dey invite each and every one of us to come meet Him. God humble Himself reach the deepest level so that we fit come know Him and the perfect love wey He get for us. “Make una no fear,” as the angel talk, to come see the Christ wey come as your Savior. No fear to come meet Him, love Him, adore Him and come know Him. Today, God give us Himself as small baby. Small, weak, delicate and innocent. No fear to look closely at Him as He dey with us in humility, and to give glory to God for His blessed coming.
Lord, I love You and I adore You. I thank You for the gift of Your divine presence among us, wey too deep for us to fully understand. I thank You especially for the invitation wey You give me to join the poor shepherds as dem come adore You. Make this Christmas celebration help me understand more deeply the love wey You get for all Your children, wey pass wetin person fit imagine. Make I know say You come for me, to save me and to invite me to worship. Make I join all the angels for heaven today to worship and adore You. Jesus, na You I trust.
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