Heaven must have been lonely without Jesus. For nine months, the anticipation had been building in heaven.
The angels had watched and waited, knowing Jesus was being nurtured and protected by Mary’s physical body until that moment when He would be born, as the Old Testament prophets of God had foretold hundreds of years before.
The angels must have marveled at God’s plan, for God to become man. It was beyond their comprehension.
Who would have ever believed that the Son of God, Maker of the Universe, would stoop so low as to become a human being? The Creator became the created. The Master became the slave. The Teacher became the student. God became man.
Jesus laid aside all His divine power when He willingly accepted the body of a human baby, so the results of God’s plan rested in the arms of a young girl. The destiny of the whole human race depended on a peasant girl named Mary and her husband Joseph. She nestled the Son of God in her arms and cared for him as every mother does.
All heaven rejoiced on the night Jesus was born. The plan had begun. Step one was accomplished. We know now how it all turned out. Jesus was born, lived a perfect life, died, and rose again to save the world from sin.
Luke 2:13-14, And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.”
We rejoice with the angels as we once again celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.