Have you ever been curious about something you heard? Was the curiosity due to what you heard being amazing? Did you decide you had to go see it? Did you think it could not possibly be true? What did you find when you went to where it was?
We may hear of amazing things. If it is within driving distance, we may choose to go see it for ourselves. We may not think it is possible. We will only believe it if we see it. But how do we react when we find that it is true?
The shepherds had an amazing sight with the angels visited them and gave them the message about Jesus. Yet, the shepherds were not done for the evening. They decided they had to go see for themselves. So, they headed out right away to Bethlehem to find the newborn King along with Mary and Joseph.
Once they had seen the babe, they left rejoicing. Do we rejoice? Imagine how our lives would change if we rejoiced regularly. Imagine how big an impact we could make on those around us and in our world by rejoicing and celebrating Jesus all year long.
Though Mary did not go trotting down the street with the shepherds rejoicing, she treasured their words and pondered them. Imagine how our lives would be changed if we treasured God’s Word. Imagine how our thinking would change if we pondered them. Our entire life would be turned upside down, just as Jesus intended.
I pray we all celebrate Jesus and rejoice at His coming. I pray we treasure God’s Word and spend time reading it. I pray each one of us will ponder God’s Word and renew our minds in doing so. Celebrate Jesus. Rejoice at Jesus’ coming. Treasure God’s Word. Ponder God’s Word. Renew your minds.
Luke 2:15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Marty Pressey 