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DECEMBER 25
FROM THE SHEPHERDS POINT OF VIEW

Scripture: Luke 2:8-10 “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

     It was a night like any other. We had just finished with getting the sheep down for the night. The watch had been set and we were sitting around the campfire, when all of a sudden the heavens lit up! We didn’t know what to make of it! We were so afraid. And then one in the light spoke and we recognized it to be an angel.
     The first thing the angel said to us was “Fear not”. He recognized the fear that was in our hearts because of what we were seeing right before our eyes. He then told us that he had come to bring us good news of an event that had just happened. And then he told us that the message was not just for us, but for the whole world!
     He told us that the Messiah had been born! We had heard talk for many years that one day God would send us a Savior, but we had no idea that it would be now! The message was for us, this day in Bethlehem a child has been born and He is the Christ that men have been praying for so long.
     He instructed us that we would find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. As we thought about what he had said, suddenly the heavens were filled with a multitude of the heavenly host. It was such an awesome sight! We had never seen anything like it! We were still in shock at the message and the sight, when the host began to say, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men”. Then just as quickly as they had come, they were gone!
     We immediately knew that the Lord had made this message of the birth known unto us and we set out in haste to Jerusalem. As soon as we arrived, we found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger, just like the angel had told us.
     Well, needless to say, even though we had not before been deeply religious men, bowed down and worshipped this baby! There was just something about Him what was so amazing! Then something began to happen in our hearts and we knew that this Messiah had changed our lives forever. We left the manger and went out and began to proclaim all the glories of that night, the message, the sights, and the baby! We are still rejoicing over that night! Oh, what a night! Because of that birth, we will never be the same!