Have you ever wondered why God had the angel start with the shepherds with the birth announcement of Jesus? I believe one of the reasons is the laid-back life style of a shepherd, which in this case meant receptive hearts that were ready to receive the message and were excited to go and tell others about it!
Can you imagine if God had the angel make the announcement today? What if the angel had to bring his good news of great joy to one of us? Other than being freaked out by the scary angel, are we in a place where we would hear him...especially at this, most wonderful time...of the year? The chief priests helped the wise men find Jesus, yet felt no compulsion to follow them.
I'll be delving deeper into this topic this coming Sunday evening, during our 5:30pm service.
Luke 2:15, "When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
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I believe that God choose the shepherds because the shepherds around Bethlehem would have been tending to not just any sheep, but the Passover lambs that would be sacrificed in a few months. Some of the crazy event surrounding Christ's birth are also pointing to his death.
Happy New Year, Sheri and Gary!!!
So nice to hear from you!!! (or read from you?)
Love, Teena
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