Glory to God for Di Highest

One angel alone don do enough to make person fear. Then, suddenly, dem don become thousands. Di whole sky full with dem. And every one of dem dey praise God.

For di hills outside Bethlehem, one group of shepherds just hear di news wey pass every news for dia life. One angel of di Lord, wey stand inside big glory, don tell dem say dem born Saviour tonight for di town of David, Christ di Lord. E don tell dem where to look: for one baby wey dem wrap with cloth, wey dey lie down inside manger. Dem still dey for ground, dia heart dey beat well well, dem dey try understand am. And heaven never finish.

Luke write say suddenly, one big crowd of di army of heaven join di angel, and dem dey praise God. Big crowd. No be choir of twelve people. Na crowd wey nobody fit count. And di word wey di Bible use for dem, host, mean army. Dis na di armies of heaven, di same armies wey di prophets mean when dem call God di Lord of hosts. If anybody get reason to march comot with power, na dem. But tonight, dis army no come fight. E come praise.

Luke no really talk say dem sing; e talk say dem dey praise God and dey say dis words, even though Christians don dey sing am since dat time. Glory to God for di highest, and for earth, peace, and good will to all people. Two halves. For up there, for di highest heaven, glory to God, because of wetin e just do. And for down here, for earth, peace. No be only say war no dey, but di deep peace wey di Hebrew word shalom mean: tins wey scatter don dey correct, people don become whole, friendship with God don come back. Di birth of dis baby mean good tin for heaven and good tin for earth at di same time.

Imagine di shepherds face as dat light shine on dem, as dem dey hear dat sound. Out of all di places wey heaven fit hold dis celebration, for top of di temple, for top of Caesar palace, for top of di crowd for Jerusalem, e choose one field outside one small town, and di people wey dey watch na shepherds and sheep. Luke no talk how long e take. But some tins, once you hear dem, you no go ever forget. And then, as quick as dem come, di angels go back inside heaven. Di sky come dark again. Di fire still dey crack small small. But nothing go ever remain di same.

For Rome dat time, people dey praise di emperor Augustus say e bring peace come di world after many years of civil war. Di Senate even build one big marble altar for di Peace of Augustus, and people still fit see am for Rome today, as dem don rebuild am from di old pieces. Augustus imself mention am for di record wey e write about wetin e achieve. Na peace wey soldiers win and soldiers keep. Luke readers go don notice say heaven army announce peace wey different well well: peace wey come from God, through one baby inside manger.

Di angels song dey Luke chapter two, verse thirteen and fourteen. One army of heaven wey come sing, no be to fight: glory to God and peace for earth. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Where for your life, your house or your world you go like see God peace dis Christmas?