We've talked about a few aspects fo the shepherds in the Christmas story...About how they were the low class people, yet God called the first to see the new born King!! Also about how they were the least religious...Yet God called them first and not the priests!!
The other thing that trips me out about the shepherds in the Christmas story is that here are a bunch of low class, disrespected guys who didn't go regularly to the temple out in the fields watching over the sheep outside of the holy city...Sheep that would be used in large part for the sacrifices of sins at the temple in Jerusalem!!
Did you catch that?? Here are shepherds watching over the sheep that would be used in the temple as sacrifices for the peoples sin...And they are called to be the first ones to see the One sent into this world to be THE sacrifice for ALL sin!! (1 John 2:2)
How crazy is that??? God rawks!!No wonder the shepherds excitedly hurried to see the this little naked squiggly baby - God with skin on - Jesus!! Where they dropped down and worshiped Him!! Then jumped up and ran out to tell EVERYONE!!
"After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child." -Luke 2:17
This Christmas, let us celebrate the birth of the One who would die for ALL sin and be resurrected in triumph over death!! Let us do so just as the shepherds did: Seeing Jesus!! Worshiping Jesus!! Telling EVERYONE about Jesus!!
"Love one another." -Jesus
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