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What was the clue God gave to the shepherds that would tell them they had found Jesus?
It was that they would find Jesus––God in human form; God of the cosmos and unimaginable wonders; God of infinite power and glory––wrapped in cloths and placed in an animal’s feeding trough.
What does that tell you about the lengths God will go to, to reach ordinary people like you? There is no gutter God will not crawl through to rescue you back to himself.
Palestinian shepherds were a despised sub-class of society. But here’s the point: these shepherds, so despised by society, became Jesus’ first missionaries. In other words: an authentic encounter with Jesus turned shepherds into missionaries.
Do let the same thing happen to you.
Prayer
Heavenly Father,
I want to find Jesus––utterly and completely. I want to find him and be so transformed that I too become his missionary to my community.
Scripture
About this Plan
The false gods invented by humankind to give definition to a god they knew must exist, were, unsurprisingly, very much like humankind. They had to be cajoled and bribed by acts of devotion to take notice of us. But the one true God has taken the initiative and seeks us out––to rescue us back to himself. And that is the Christmas story.
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