Pharez: A Christmas Story, Part 2 | Laveda D. Rockford

 

Pharez: A Christmas Story

Part 2

As the light grew more intense, fear arose among the shepherds. Pharez averted his eyes and lowered himself into a submissive pose while raising his arms up in an effort to protect himself. Then they heard these words,

“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

Pharez relaxed and looked up again and saw the most amazing sight, an angel of the LORD. The glory of the LORD shown all around him. it was the most beautiful sight Pharez had ever seen. “Am I dreaming,” thought Pharez, but at that moment, he heard the voice again.

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.”

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, good will toward men.”

Pharez was amazed as the multitude of heavenly host disappeared as quickly as they had come and the angel left them in stunned glory kneeling on that hillside.

And 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.”

With wonder, Pharez bounded down the hill into the valley thinking about what the LORD had revealed to them. He remembered the words of the angel, “… the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes.”

He knew what that was because he had wrapped his lamb up in them when it was born not long ago. His lamb that he would use as a sacrifice as long as there was no blemish. A sacrificial lamb. He ran over to his little lamb and looked at him, searching his mind, and said softly, “The one.”

He picked Adaiah up and held him close. I must go see this babe and let them see my lamb, Adaiah, pleasing to Jehovah, thought Pharez.

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 the child. And all 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.

Pharez was filled with joy as he looked over at the babe. “How pleasing to Jehovah,” he said, then added, “Praise be to God!”

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

So, you see that a shepherd, though thought of as lower class, was the ones who God chose to announce the arrival of their Savior. How amazing is that?

The End.

I have always wondered what it would have been like to be a shepherd on that hill that night. That is why I wrote this story. This little story was written through their eyes. Though Pharez is a fictional character, he was written in to explain what a shepherd did back in the day. Sometimes we overlook the obvious. But all in all, every word in the original Christmas story means something. Do not overlook the small little details, sometimes they carry the greatest morsels.

I hope you enjoyed this little Christmas story. May God bless each and every one of you. Praise be to God for Christ has come.

Merry Christmas!

Love always,

Laveda D. Rockford

Reference Source:   Life Application Study Bible, King James Version, Luke 2:10-20

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