The Sheepherders decided
to take the Angel’s advice and go see. What is awesome is that they
LEFT…REALLY? They left the sheep. Do you know how unheard of that is?
Sheepherders NEVER leave the sheep. Ever. I have to wonder, is it
possible that they
trusted God to care for them? I mean these guys just had an angelic
visitation and a concert from heaven. It seems to me that might be a
distinct possibility…
The scripture (NLT) also says they RAN. The sheepherders saw some
urgency in getting to see this child. It also says they believed what
the angel said when they saw the baby. WOW…they could have reasoned,
“just looks like a regular kid to me”, but they
didn’t do that. They believed what the angel said about this child
being the “Christ” and the angel called him “Lord”. The angel also told
them “as a sign” they would find the “baby wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger”.
What happened next is incredible. The sheepherders (not usually
people who are known as social butterflies) went and told EVERYONE what
the angels said about the child. Luke 2:18 also says everyone who heard
their story was impressed. A few things stand
out there:
The sheepherders were bold to tell the story
The townspeople were bolt to receive the message of the sheepherders
Everything that happened was a out of the ordinary and was filled with miracles.
Pretty cool, huh?
Creative Exercise: Make a collage of images that remind you of the miracles God does every day
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| Use color and shapes and write the miracles on the shapes |
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| Collect various items showing nature miracles |
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