Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
While shepherds kept their watching o’er silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a holy light.
The shepherds feared and trembled when lo, above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour’s birth!
Down in a lonely manger the humble Christ was born,
and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.
lyrics: John Work, Jr., music: African-American spiritual, performed by: Sara Evans
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Go tell! How do you voice your ‘halleluJAH!’ during this season? Such an opportunity…such open doors to speak out our praise of our great God and His provision of love for all mankind!
Angel Gabriel was the first to go tell! when he was sent to the young Mary:
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
Luke 1:26-31
An angel along with a host of angels were also sent to go tell! the good news to the shepherds:
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.
This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.”
Luke 2:8-13
When the shepherds were returning from Bethlehem where they had seen the proof of the angels’ good news, they also had the compulsion to go tell!
When they had seen Him <the Babe>, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this Child,
and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Verses 17-20
Just as the Lord was leaving and returning to Heaven, the disciples were commanded to go tell!:
Jesus came up…to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20
And we, too, have a message to go tell!
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?
And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”
Romans 10:13-15 NLT
Oh, halleluJAH! We HAVE heard, we DO know, and we DO believe! So let’s go tell!
so whether you GO TELL on a mountain, or on a city street, or at the beach…in your workplace, or at your child’s school…in the grocery store, or on that long checkout line at the ‘big box’ store…at the supper table, or as you talk with your kiddos and grandbabies—just GO TELL!
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Lord, we love You oh-so-very much! And we are oh-so-very thankful for Your perfect Gift of Love to us! May our oh-so-very full hearts and lips just spill over with praises! (And, Father, if we should feel hesitant or anxious to do so…please encourage us through Your Holy Spirit. Remind us that we are Your ambassadors! And we have an awesome message to tell! Thank You!) Praying and praising and asking these things in Jesus’ precious Name. Amen.
