“And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child and all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds”   Luke 2:17-18

I pray that all of us will see that we are supposed to be tellers!  Tellers of the greatest deposit that has been made. God hss given us His unspeakable gift, the truth of all that God is and all that He is doing and going to do has been entrusted with us. 

First of all, notice with me that we should tell the truth about God.  The creator and sustainer of the universe, who has provided humankind with a revelation of Himself through the natural world, and through His Son, Jesus Christ.

The Bible does not seek to prove the existence of God; it simply affirms His existence by declaring, “In the beginning God…” (Genesis 1:1).  God has revealed Himself through the physical universe (Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:19-20). Creation reveals the results of a universal mind that devised a master plan and executed it.The greatest revelation of God comes through the Bible. Through the inspired written record, both the existence of God and the nature of God are revealed in and through Jesus. Jesus stated, “He that has seen me, has seen the Father” (John 14:9).

Second,  we should tell the truth: He is the Shepherd.  God is described in prophecy as the Shepherd who will feed His flock, gather the lambs in His arms, carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those with young (Isaiah 40:11-16), (Jeremiah 31:10) and (Ezekiel 34:11-16). Jesus applied this name to Himself (Luke 15:4-7), (John 10:11-16) making Himself equal to God; and Jesus is called the Great and Chief Shepherd by His followers (Hebrews 13:20), (I Peter 5:4). Think of the wisdom of God in announcing His Son’s arrival to shepherds. The Good…The Great…The Chief Shepherd has come down. The one who seeks, gathers, leads, protects, feeds, anoints, restores, refreshes, makes and fills to overflowing has come down: Surely we should tell about it!

Third, we should tell about the Greatest Servant.  The name servant identifies the divine Messiah and His saving ministry on behalf of His people God’s servant is described in terms that apply to Jesus. He is upheld and chosen by God; He delights in God; He has God’s Spirit. He has come to save that which was lost. “He took upon Him the form of a servant” (Phil. 2:17). He laid aside His garments and washed their feet (John 13:4). “Even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” Matthew 20:28