"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased." Luke 2:14
The heavenly host was not a choir, but an angel army. These warriors were shouting glory to God, not singing a song to the shepherds. It must have been a thrilling sound.
This side of Heaven, the annual shouting matches that take place at the annual Army/Navy game may provide a slight sense of the sound the shepherds heard that night in Bethlehem.
Remembering the black and white TV broadcasts of my boyhood, I recall the yell leaders of each of the service academies were not cheerleaders. Their job was not to dance for the cameras, or wave their pom poms, but to give the warriors in waiting of their academy a voice.
In those days, the Army/ Navy yell leaders would orchestrate thousands of cadets and midshipmen to lift their spine-tingling roars to a fever pitch.These shout-offs between the two service academies would bring a smile to my Dad's face. His heart would burn within him with memories of his service in WW2. In 1942 he marched and shouted with warriors mobilized to strike fear in the enemy camp. Their shouts were the first steps towards ultimate victory. I can still hear hims saying softly, "Oh, my soul."
NOTE TO SELF: The Christmas Story still stirs the hearts of angels, thrills the souls of men, and strikes fear in the enemy camp. That is why the enemy is so relentless to dilute the message, and to distract the warriors. Never forget The Glory of The Story belongs to God. Give The Glory to Him. Angels still do. You should too. Shout it loud. Shout it proud. Glory to God!
TALK LESS! PRAY MORE!