December 13, 2009

The Evangelized
Scripture Reading
Luke 2:8-9 (HCSB) 8 In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

Devotion
Jesus is born! Who does God tell first?
The kings and royalty? The priests and religious leaders? Who? Dirty, stinky, up all night, not fit for the temple, SHEPHERDS!
The shepherds are told about the birth of Jesus. After they experience this phenomenal expression of glorious magnitude, they say, “Let’s go see this thing!”
The shepherds understood that the excitement was not about the angels. The excitement was about the baby. The Messiah!
Sometimes we need to move our eyes away from the messenger and on to Christ. Praise God that he chose some simple folks (like us) and told us the good news! And praise God we get to share it!

Questions
Do you remember when you first “ran to Jesus?”

Who told you about Jesus?

Who have you told?

Prayer
Dear God, Help me to run to you when I hear the good news and then tell others! Amen.

Carol
“While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night”