Post by Woody Williams on Dec 25, 2023 8:30:48 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Luke 2:8-15
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In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping
watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood
before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they
were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for
see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to
you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the
Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child
wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and
saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours!’
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds
said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing
that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’
Devotional
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Jesus quietly slips into the world in a stable, with a manger as a
bed. Few in Bethlehem that night were aware of that birth. But, it is
announced somewhere. That somewhere was a pasture outside Bethlehem.
The angels revealed to the shepherds what had taken place and what it
meant. Good News is born - a Savior who is the Messiah. The Good News
announcement went from the angels to the shepherds and then to the
world. The telling-process is still going on to this day.
Prayer
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Use me as a voice of the Good News, Lord. Amen
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In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping
watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood
before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they
were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for
see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to
you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the
Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child
wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there
was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and
saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours!’
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds
said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing
that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’
Devotional
----------
Jesus quietly slips into the world in a stable, with a manger as a
bed. Few in Bethlehem that night were aware of that birth. But, it is
announced somewhere. That somewhere was a pasture outside Bethlehem.
The angels revealed to the shepherds what had taken place and what it
meant. Good News is born - a Savior who is the Messiah. The Good News
announcement went from the angels to the shepherds and then to the
world. The telling-process is still going on to this day.
Prayer
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Use me as a voice of the Good News, Lord. Amen
