Heaven and Earth

Luke 2:8–14 (NLT) — 8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

Luke 1:1–4 NKJV

Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.

Lydia McGrew: Given the minute, one might even say boring, details in Acts of Paul’s life and travels corroborated by this study . . . the idea that [the author of Acts] was writing in any sense a work of fiction can be readily dismissed. The picture of that author, who is also the author of Luke, comes shining through as exactly what Christian tradition has always held him to be—a close companion of Paul, a man who knew the apostles and had access to eyewitnesses, and a careful, conscientious historian.

C. S. Lewis wrote, “But if we admit God, must we admit Miracle? Indeed, indeed, you have no security against it. That is the bargain. ”

Matthew 18:10 NKJV

“Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 NKJV

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 NKJV

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 15:23–24 NKJV

And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.

Luke 19:10 NKJV

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

John 1:14 NKJV

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

A.W. Tozer: “Had men not been lost, no Savior would have been required. Had they been abandoned, no Savior would have come.”