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!" Luke 2:13-14

Angels are messengers of God. They play a recurring role in the Christmas story. An angel spoke to Zacharias about the birth of his son, John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ before it occurred. An angel told Mary and Joseph about the birth of Jesus before it occurred. And angels appeared and spoke to the shepherds announcing the birth of Jesus.

Every one of their messages were about Jesus.

The greatest message God ever delivered was not given by angels, however. The greatest message from God was given by His Son, Jesus. And this greatest of all messages from God that was given by Jesus is about Jesus because Jesus IS God’s greatest message to the world. That’s right, Jesus not only proclaims the good news of the gospel, He IS the good news.

As we think about the role angels played in the unfolding Christmas story, let us not miss that the angelic messengers are not anywhere near as important as their message. Their message was about Christ, who not only delivers the greatest message of all, He IS the message of God.