Can You Imagine?
Advent Day 19
Luke 2:16 So they
hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the
manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had
been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what
the shepherds said to them.
CAN you imagine the conversations the shepherds had with
people after they left the manger scene? “Hey everyone, we have some great
news! We were watching our sheep. Then an Angel appeared in the sky. He told us
the Savior was in a manger here in Bethlehem. We went to see him—in that stable
down the road behind Caesar’s Inn. It was so amazing! We saw the baby Savior of the world!”
“Yeah, right guys.
What are you drinking out there in the pasture? The Messiah is born in a
stable? Guys, you have to do better than that.”
We humans are good
at telling God, “You have to do better than that.” Too many times the truth
isn’t enough for people. Perhaps God’s truth is too easy. “Really? Jesus death
saves me as I confess him Lord? Jesus can’t possibly be here for me, can he? My
life’s a mess, and it’s too hard to change. I have to do this on my own. A
Savior—for me that’s not possible.”
A Savior is possible.
For those who first heard the message of Jesus’ birth, for your doubting
friends and family, and for you. Jesus saves. Jesus’ manger, cross and sufferings
are signs God wants to come into the homes and hearts of all his people whether
they are kings or paupers. He has come, and when you go seek him as the
shepherds that night, your attitude, your mind, your heart and your life will
change.
Pause and Consider: Could God do any better than that?
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