May 12, 2017

Good Morning,

Luke 2:8-9 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

It all happened with dramatic swiftness. One moment, except for the sounds always heard during the night, especially when shepherds are by turns watching their sheep, all was quiet. Then all of a sudden it happened: an angel of the Lord, holy, strong, brilliant, stood by them. They had not seen him arrive.

At the same time the glory of the Lord; heavenly brightness flashed all around them. It is not surprising the shepherds were “terrified.” They were good men; nevertheless, they were sinners, and what they now experienced had come upon them unexpectedly.

They recognized this was a supernatural being because of the dazzling light, “the glory of the Lord” which was shining all around them. The stunning display of God’s glory and the appearance of the angel naturally terrified these shepherds.

At the very hour of Jesus’ birth, the good news was already being spread supernaturally by an angel. This good news would bring great joy, for it comprised everything for which the Jews had been hoping and waiting; the Savior had come. The “all people” to whom this news came was first the people of Israel. While the “good tidings” would one day bring great joy to people of every land across the globe, it came first of all to God’s covenant people.

Christ paid the price for sin and opened the way to peace with God.

He offers us more than temporary political or physical changes-He offers us new hearts that will last for eternity.

Just as You Are The greatest event in history had just occurred! The Messiah had been born! For ages the Jews had waited for this, and when it finally happened the announcement came to shepherds.

The good news about Jesus is He comes to all types of people, including the plain, the ordinary, and the outcasts of society.

He comes to anyone with a heart open enough to accept Him.

Whoever you are, whatever you do, you can have Jesus in your life.

Don’t think you need extraordinary qualifications-Jesus accepts you as you are.