Advent Reading ~In His Word ~ December 19, 2020
Here we go…6 Days left…but let’s not stop there!
Let us keep praying, let us keep rejoicing in God our Savior
even after Christmas!
Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the
armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and
peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” When the angels had returned to heaven, the
shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let us see this thing
that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Luke 2:13-15
We know the angels came and told the shepherds where to go and
they went and found Joseph and Mary and the baby laying in the manger bed. Well,
I want to point out that is not where their story ends! They went on to tell
people about what had happened, what the angel said, and what they say in this
child being just as they said. They were amazed and so were the people they
told about Him. The they went back to their jobs and went on with life but they
were so happy, so excited and so encouraged because of what had happened to
them. They had a life changing situation happen and still had to walk through
life.
After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had
happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard
the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart
and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks,
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the
angel had told them. Luke 2:17-20
Just because God reveals something special to us does not
mean we do not still have to live our lives daily working the jobs we are in. When
He shows us something amazing on Sunday or on a retreat or camp, it does change
us on the inside, but the outer us is what will shine with a difference if we
keep our eyes and hearts and ears and minds focused on Him.
Our story does not stop when we get a Word spoken over us,
our story does not end when we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior, our life continues.
We must figure out how to fit God into the spot that we had other things, and
that is not always easy. Sometimes we start to forget the good things that God
has done, sometimes we start to slack on our prayer time or our study in the
Word. God does not slack, and we should not either but in our humanness we do
sometimes. When we realize it we need to get back to the Word, get back to
prayer or maybe even get back to God Himself! I think that is one reason we
remind ourselves with feasts and with holidays and celebrations each week; that
we may keep our focus on God our Savior and seek Him as wise men and women should
do, daily.
Let us learn from the Shepherds, and not go back to work
after Christmas and just go one with life; lets remember and keep talking about
all that God has done! Lets not forget
what we went through this year, when things get reopened and life gets a new
normal glide going on, let’s remember all that God taught us this year! Share
the good things with those you work with, and those you live with. Trust God to
not just bring you out but to continue to move you forward in life!
Trust in the Lord and
do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the
Lord, and he will give you your
heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will
help you. Psalm 37:1-8
Don’t just go back to work, go back with the joy, peace,
hope, and love that you received this season, this year. Go back with the faith
that God planted in your heart to get through the year, and the excitement that
God brought you about the things you learned when you had the time to study the
Word this year! Thank Him for the good things He has brought you to as you
lived through this year, this season, In His Word. In Jesus’ name…