I wrote this back in 2010…Enjoy these thoughts on Christmas.
Luke chapter 2 is read in most churches around the country at some point during the week of Christmas. I remember many times as a child hearing my father read this chunk of Scripture either on Christmas day or on Christmas Eve. I would like to suggest during this Christmas season that you don’t just read the Scripture but respond to the Scripture.
There are four responses I would encourage you to pursue as you go through the holiday season. Three of these responses are things we see from the shepherds and one of them is from Mary.
Response #1 Make seeing Jesus a priority
“Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and SEE this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.” –Luke 2.16
I am sure you recall how the shepherds were out tending sheep only to be treated to a heavenly choir concert…
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