The shepherds had just been a part of the
greatest event in all of history—the Messiah had come to earth! They had seen angels in the sky announcing it
and had gone to the manger and seen it.
The long, awaited event had finally happened and God allowed them to be
eyewitnesses of it. As you might
imagine, their lives were forever changed.
What did they do? They went out and told whoever would listen
what they had heard and seen. They could
not be silent. God had intervened in
their lives in such a profound way that they just had to share the good news
with everyone. There was no lack of
people to share their story with.
Bethlehem was full to overflowing with people who had come to be
registered for the census, a people who desperately needed the Lord.
Have you ever told anyone about what the
Lord has done for you? If not, why
not? How can you not want to share your
story of God’s touch with others? Don’t
you see the masses around you? Don’t you
know that they desperately need the Lord?
Those who heard the shepherds’ story
were astonished by what they heard. It
was the most amazing news they had ever heard.
There are people everywhere around you who will be likewise astonished
if you were to tell them. There are
people who are ready to hear what the Lord has done for you, a people who just
like you, will never be the same once they hear the good news of what the Lord
has done for you.
The shepherds were forever changed, yet
much remained the same. They returned to
their flocks and resumed what they had always done, shepherded their
sheep. God uses us where we are at if we
will but let Him use our mouths and lives to witness for Him.
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