THE SHEPHERDS SPREAD THE GOOD TIDINGS.

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE For THURSDAY, 29TH  DECEMBER, 2022.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer

Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

Topic: THE SHEPHERDS SPREAD THE GOOD TIDINGS. 

MEMORIZE: “So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” Luke 2:15.

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 2:13-15.

" 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.""

EXPOSITION:

The care which the shepherds took to spread the report of this (Lu 2:17): When they had seen it, though they saw nothing in the child that should induce them to believe that he was Christ the Lord, yet the circumstances, how mean soever they were, agreeing with the sign that the angel had given them, they were abundantly satisfied; and as the lepers argued (2Ki 7:9, This being a day of good tidings, we dare not hold our peace), so they made known abroad the whole story of what was told them, both by the angels, and by Joseph and Mary, concerning this child, that he was the Saviour, even Christ the Lord, that in him there is peace on earth, and that he was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of a virgin. This they told everybody, and agreed in their testimony concerning it. The shepherds were plain, downright, honest men; what they had said therefore is true, and, if true, they could not but wonder at it, that the Messiah should be born in a stable and not in a palace, that angels should bring news of it to poor shepherds and not to the chief priests.  They wondered, but never enquired any further about the Saviour, their duty to him, or advantages by him, but let the thing drop as a wonder. O the amazing stupidity of the men of that generation!  Justly were the things which belonged to their peace hid from their eyes, when they thus willfully shut their eyes against them. 

While the angels were singing their hymn, they could attend to that only; but, when they were gone away from them into heaven the shepherds said one to another, Let us go to Bethlehem. Note, When extraordinary messages from the heaven are delivered, we must set ourselves to confirm our faith, and the keeping up our communion with God on earth alive. These shepherds do not doubt. They immediately made the visit, Lu 2:16.  They lost no time, but came with haste to the place, and there they found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. The poverty and meanness in which they found Christ the Lord were no shock to their faith, who themselves knew what it was to live a life of comfortable communion with God in very poor and mean circumstances. 

 

PRAYER POINTS:

Father, open the eyes of faith of this generation to see and confess the Lordship of Jesus Christ, for because of this reason Jesus left your throne in heaven for the redemption of mankind.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Revelation 14-16.

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