Verse 16
And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.
Surely there was only one babe in Bethlehem that night whose mother had found no place but a manger to lay him; and thus the sign was sufficient to enable the accomplishment of their mission.
With haste ... is significant. When God gives his great opportunities to men, it is needful that they should seize them at once. Moving quickly to do God's will is seizing the flood tide that leads on to victory. Delay may hinder or thwart altogether the blessing God intended.
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