BEHOLD!

Luke 2:10-11
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.




Merry Christmas Eve!  I pray for all of you to be richly blessed today and everyday:)
Even though today's verse was yesterday's verse, there is one word I want to focus on: BEHOLD.
Look at all these synonyms from dictionary.com--consider, contemplate,discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, survey, view, watch, witness...
Fear will come, but the angel who spoke these words really wants us to actively engage--to purposely consider how great and incomparable our Jesus is, to keep our focus on Him, to get Him into the depths of our souls through prayer.  Yes, it takes effort, but it's so much better than being passive and allowing fear to consume us.   
We have a choice to make; let's choose to behold.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for Christmas, for family togetherness, for good food, for presents, and most of all for the good news of great joy, which is Jesus.  Amen~