Luke 2:8-11 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
What would it have been like to be a shepherd - to know that you were not allowed to go to the temple, and that you could never worship God like other people, because of what you did for a living?
And then to have an angel appear and to tell you that God has sent His Christ, His promised one, and that you were invited to come and worship Him? It must have been overwhelming! No wonder they left everything to go and find Him.
They went back to the sheep afterwards, but they were changed. Verses 16-18 tell us, " And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
But the real change is found in verse 20: And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
The shepherds were changed. Have you been changed by being with Jesus? Come and worship, and let Him change your life!
What would it have been like to be a shepherd - to know that you were not allowed to go to the temple, and that you could never worship God like other people, because of what you did for a living?
And then to have an angel appear and to tell you that God has sent His Christ, His promised one, and that you were invited to come and worship Him? It must have been overwhelming! No wonder they left everything to go and find Him.
They went back to the sheep afterwards, but they were changed. Verses 16-18 tell us, " And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
But the real change is found in verse 20: And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
The shepherds were changed. Have you been changed by being with Jesus? Come and worship, and let Him change your life!