December 25


Revelations


Who has believed our message? To whom shall the Lord reveal his saving power?

Isaiah 53:1 (NLT)


That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared to them and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them.

Luke 2:8-9 (NLT)


They ran to the village and there was the baby, lying in a manger.

Luke 2:16 (NLT)

To whom did God’s angel bring the news of His glorious salvation? Who got to be among the first to see God’s miracle child? Who were these guys and what does this tell us about the way God operates?

These were very humble people. Lowly shepherds who faced hardship and danger but who were also known for their diligence and hard work. Simple folk, not the cream of the crop, but rather, on the low and slow edge of society.

They were nothing and yet they possessed so much more than so many kings and priests and religious people. They believed. And their faith was active! They ran to see the miracle of God! And in the end, they received so much more from the hand of God than those in the higher stations of life. They accepted God’s invitation and were blessed. Hmmm….

Well, what about me? How should I live if I want to hear the voice of God, understand His directions and see His wondrous acts? And you? How should you live? Our answers make all the difference in this life. It’s the difference between the mundane and the miraculous.


Father, humble our hearts that we might hear Your message, that we might see Your work. Amen.