THEY MADE KNOWN

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Luke 2:15-20

CHRIST JESUS is the Lamb of God; The Savior of the entire world without end. JESUS entered into this world as a helpless Jewish baby in a manger, a filthy feed trough. The Creator became absolutely dependent on His mother Mary. His Majesty stepped down from His throne; The Dayspring from on high visited us; The Beauty of Holiness became Sin for us; The KING whose name is the LORD of hosts visited Earth; God was manifest in the flesh, and was found in fashion as a Jewish babe by the shepherds. The merciful Father sent JESUS; and He laid aside His Eternal Robe of Righteousness and put on swaddling clothes in Bethlehem's manger. Behold the humble Savior: He was RICH, yet for my sake, He became poor. He owns the entire universe, but He died a poor man, bleeding and naked on the Cross. The Great King of Glory became the meek and lowly Savior, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. 

The shepherds came with haste to visit the Lamb of God. JESUS' hands touched and healed despised lepers, and He also healed hopeless blind beggars. He was hungry and weary, but He is my Bread of Life and my Strength. The Maker became a man. He was thirsty on the Cross, but He is my Water of Life. He was weary, but He is my Rest and my Way. He was wounded, but His stripes heal my Soul. He had no where to lay His head, but He is preparing a mansion for me. He paid tribute, but He is the King. He was the Truth, but was accused of false witness. He was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, yet He redeems us bankrupt sinners freely. He was forsaken by all, but He will never leave me or forsake me. The high and lofty One became meek and lowly. He who inhabits Eternity entered into time. 

The Creator Himself became one of His creatures. The Immortal One became a human being to die for human sin. The Father of mercies and the God all comfort was scourged and spit upon. Himself at the mercy of His creation. JESUS had to learn to walk and talk and learn a language. The Shepherd of the galaxies came to seek and save lost souls. The Sure Foundation was laid low in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathaea. The Creator crying in a crib; the Ancient of days sleeping in a manger. The God of all flesh, now dwells in human flesh in the person of JESUS of Nazareth: Nothing is too hard for HIM. The Ruler of the stars was born under the Star of Bethlehem. He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, but He is my Good Shepherd. Jesus died for my sins, and He eternally destroyed death for me. Jesus wept, but He will wipe away my tears eternally. JESUS came down here, so He could bring me up there. The shepherds heard, believed, and then through faith responded to the heavenly message delivered by the angel of the Lord, and they came with haste to see JESUS. 

Now understand: Believing is responding to the Gospel and receiving the Savior Himself into your heart through Faith in His Blood Atonement for your sins. The Holy Spirit makes JESUS known unto us through the Gospel; the Holy Spirit must give us the hearing of Faith. The shepherds spread the message everywhere about the Savior, because they couldn't keep JESUS a secret. The shepherds could not be quiet about the Lamb of God, because He would soon become the Good Shepherd Who would lay down His life for the sheep.