Tuesday, December 24th

Noel---a common word at Christmas.  What is its meaning?  Its definition is simple: a Christmas carol.  In the tradition hymn, The First Noel, the first stanza tells us that the first Christmas carol was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay keeping their sheep.

Have you ever wondered why the angel announced the Savior's arrival to, as Benji said in the Christmas play, a bunch of scroungy field rats?  Why didn't the angels appear to the religious leaders?  Why not to the priests?


I believe that the angel appeared unto those that were looking for him.  The shepherds didn't sit down and discuss what happened; the angel made the birth announcement and the shepherds made the decision to,
go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. Luke 2:15
 
The shepherds didn't call for the priests to ask what the angel meant by announcing a Savior had been born.  They knew.  They were expecting the Messiah.  The angel appeared unto these lowly, humble shepherds because their hearts were seeking Him.
 
Are you seeking the Lord?  Are you watching and waiting for Him?  He works in the hearts of His children who are longing for His presence.  Would you have been in the crowd of the shepherds....or the religious crowd?
 


Scripture Reading for the Day:

Proverbs 24
Colossians 4

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  1. Lois OrmsbyDecember 26, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Good point - we are privileged by having the entire Word of God, that we can find Christ easily. Back then, they didn't have all of the Bible, so they had to search all the more diligently.

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