Luke 2:12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Again today, I wonder about the reaction of the shepherd’s in the quiet of their hearts, that place where they are really honest with themselves. Were they like, “What the heck just happened here?” or “Did you guys see what I saw?” Did they automatically accept and believe that angels had visited them with a holy message?
Luke 2:13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
Was there any doubt? Confusion? Fear? Annoyance? Were any of them upset at the disruption of their work? “Seriously?!? I’ve got work to do here. I can’t go traipsing off to Bethlehem to see what’s up.” Did they trust that they really had been visited by angels, that this really was a heavenly birth?
Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Precious Savior, I can be incredibly skeptical and incredibly focused. Those traits can be really useful, but I fear that they can also keep me from seeing and hearing, looking and listening. I don’t want to miss You in my life. Help me to pay attention and be open to seeing You everywhere. I know You are there. Amen.
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.”
Have a blessed day.