(Jeremiah 33:14 NIV) " 'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the good promise ...

(Luke 2:11-15 NLT) The Savior--yes, the Messiah, the Lord--has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a babywrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger." Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others--the armies of heaven--praising God and saying, "Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased." When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph....

(Proverbs 13:12 MSG) 'Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around.

(Luke 2:16-18 NLT) They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished,

(Luke 2:19-20 MSG) .......The shepherds returned and let loose, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen. It turned out exactly the way they’d been told! '

(Isaiah 7:14 MSG) ... She’ll bear a son and name him Immanuel (God-With-Us).

(2 Corinthians 1:20-22 MSG) 'Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete.