“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men” God gave us three special gifts in the verse. The third gift is good will toward men. This is kind’a deep
but oh so simple, yet so awfully difficult. “…peace, among men -- good will…” Think of this verse like this: I’m going to treat you like you belong to the
most high God, the Creator of the universe; I’m going to treat you like you are
something special and unique and I ask you do the same with me. Isn’t that the unassuming
“golden rule” we learned so long ago as children? Of the three gifts wrapped in
this verse from the Gospel of Luke, I think this last gift might be the most
difficult for many to open, because to fully appreciate it we are compelled to reconcile
our differences with others. Reconciliation is a powerful, holiday miracle cure
for broken lives and broken relationships. It defuses conflicts, quiets
quarrels & it snaps stress. Reconciliation is the restoration of peace with
God and then with man. Open the gift of good will this Christmas and watch the wonder
of the Season unfold before your very eyes. Merry Christmas…Pastor Keith
