Friday, December 16, 2016

When something seems unbelievable

Luke 2:8-15

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.  An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

Imagine with me, if you will, being a shepherd, out keeping watch over your flock.  It’s night, likely very dark as you are not going to have street lights like we probably have in our neighborhoods today.  All of a sudden, an angel appears.  You’re terrified!  No worries, though, the angel tells you not to be afraid.  That makes it all better, right?  Goodness, no!  You’re probably still standing there scared to death! 

Then all of a sudden a great number of angels appear together.  I’m sure that sets you even more at peace, not really!  After being told of the birth of Jesus, which in itself probably seemed unbelievable, the angels are suddenly gone. 

Would you have been one to get excited and say, “Let’s go!”  I can imagine that they were curious to if this was really true yet at the same time, probably still very scared. 

There are times in our lives that the Lord sends us signs that sometimes see unbelievable.  Like Alice talked about yesterday with her journey to adopt her children, sometimes the path seems to be an odd way to get to a destination yet when you look back at it, you can completely see God at work. 

Today I want to encourage you to seek out what God has in store for you and trust him even when things seem unbelievable. 



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