Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. It was the most important event

to ever occur, accompanied by the most important song ever sung, containing the most important announcement

ever made. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace among those with whom he is pleased.

In today's episode, we're going to hear another sermon of Paul's from the archives. In it,

Paul opens Luke 214 to evaluate the announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Here's Paul.

It was by far the most important event ever, accompanied by the most important song ever that contained the most important announcement ever.

I want to get you to think with me about this very, very familiar one sentence hymn that is found in Luke 2.14, page 857 in your church

Bibles. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased.

Lle and I live at the edge of Chinatown, and so to get up to this part of Center City during

the cold, I always cut through Macy's, once Wanamakers. I've seen the light show 722 times

already this year. And as I was coursing through Macy's, I heard playing in the background,

glory to God in the highest, those words by music.

And I thought, what a juxtaposition here.

We're all racing.

We're all pushing one another to get the best view of the lights. How many people have any clue whatsoever what these words mean?

I wonder if we do. There's something about familiarity that puts our brains and our hearts into sort of

mental, spiritual, monotone.

We quit thinking, we quit hearing, we quit questioning, we quit considering.

And I am persuaded that these words, the deep, expansive content of the words of this little hymn, are often misunderstood.

Yes, this is a hymn of celebration of that baby's birth, the Messiah that was promised.

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