Suddenly,
surrounding the messenger, the sky filled with angels. All of them at once were
praising God, announcing to the world, “Glory to God who reigns on high! He
sends peace and prosperity to mankind; showing His great kindness and favor.
(Luke 2: 13-14)
Signs don’t occur in a vacuum. Where and
when a sign is given is part of the communication too. That is a reasonable,
intuitive conclusion you may draw very quickly. But, how (how many times, how
much, how loud, how…) is also a part of the context. God very often chose to
communicate definition for the same signs to multiple people, multiple times,
in striking and spectacular ways. Talking animals, pillars of salt, rising
flood waters, and such gave added significance to God’s signs.
Only once in recorded history has the sky
been “filled” with angels, all loudly proclaiming their praise to God, and
announcing the birth of a special child. Possibly the shepherds may have
questioned if the single angel were maybe a figment of their tired minds at the
end of a challenging day. Thousands of angels in a dark sky, singing a
deafening chorus would be very hard to dismiss.
Pray for the Lord to give you understanding
of the time, the place, and the how of His messages to you.
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