The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. Romans 8:19 NIV
We have looked for a few days at those who you DON'T have in your nativity set this Christmas. The innkeeper (if there was one), the religious leaders, the people of Bethlehem, and most of the world missed Christmas!
Still, most of us do have a nativity set sitting around for Christmas. The greatest single event in human history (next to His resurrection) did occur, and there was an audience for the event. So, for the next couple of days, let us look at who WAS at that first Christmas.
If your nativity set is like most I've seen, you no doubt have a few animals sitting around. Maybe a cow or two, a sheep, even a camel if it is a really fancy set! Jesus was placed in a manger, which is basically a feeding troth for animals, so there certainly would have been one or two close by.
It shouldn't surprise us that animals witnessed the birth of the Christ child. Jesus was the Creator. He was with God from the very beginning, planning each intricate part of Creation. All creation, with the exception of man, glorifies the Creator. A cow does as a cow is supposed to do. A camel is a camel is a camel. You don't have to train a bird to tweet, it does as it was created to do.
The creation waits in eager expectation for God's Son to be revealed! This was the Creator! This was their Master; the Inventor of life!
I once read a story about a mother whose nativity scene kept being disrupted. She would enter the room to find all the pieces in one big pile. She would straighten it, only to find it messed up a few hours later. One day she witnessed her daughter piling the pieces together. When questioned, the little girl replied, "Mommy, it's Christmas! Everyone wants to be real close to Jesus!"
It's Christmas! Don't be surprised that the animals were present at Jesus birth! And keep them close in your nativity! Creation is praising its Creator!
And don't be surprised if you see a smile on a animal or two on Christmas day!
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