by Godloves.me | 17. December 2023
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.”
Luke 2:15
After the shepherds heard the good news through the angel, they decided to go to Bethlehem. They wanted to see with their own eyes what the angels had announced to them.
And indeed, arriving in Bethlehem, the shepherds found Mary, her husband Joseph and found the newborn Jesus. Like any other baby, Jesus was completely and utterly dependent on his mother. Dependent on Mary to feed him and change his diapers. God truly became man.
Not only theoretically, but practically. Jesus is still alive today and can be experienced in real terms. He is truly man and God at the same time. So let us set out like the shepherds to Bethlehem. Let us look for Jesus, who humbled himself out of love, in order to give us true in the midst of our neediness and to bring peace to our hearts.
When will you set out to seek Jesus?
Bible text: Luke 2:15-20
by Godloves.me | 16. December 2023
Despised by men, chosen by God. While the shepherds probably still could not understand what the words of the angel (see text yesterday) meant, the heavens opened and they witnessed a heavenly feast.
The heavenly host sang:
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.“
Luke 2:14
Peace on earth for all people. That is what we all wish for, and yet it seems so unattainable. On that night when Jesus was born, heaven was opened. God came to earth and became man. God was not afraid to humble himself to give us access to him.
God is not in inaccessible spiritual spheres, but he meets us today, as he did then, in the midst of our humanity, need and neediness. He came to earth to meet us at eye level.
It is God’s heart’s desire to be connected with you and to bring peace into your life. Not only external peace, but holistic, deep peace, which you will find in the relationship with him. Peace on earth begins in our hearts, at eye level with God.
Have you already found this peace in your heart?
Bible text: Luke 2:13-14
by Godloves.me | 15. December 2023
That night, as the people slept, a small group of shepherds kept watch outside in the open field open field, tending their flock of sheep. A shepherd in the society of that time did not have the same rights as the rest of the people. He was despised, considered a robber and a cheat.
Suddenly, in the middle of the first Christmas night, an angel appeared to the shepherds and said:
“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.“
Luke 2:10-11
The Jews at that time were expecting the Messiah, a strong leader who would lead the Israelite people from the oppression of the Roman Empire. The fact that not the scholars and powerful were informed first about the good news of Jesus’ birth, but the poor shepherds in the field, is scandalous.
God chose the outcasts and the needy to be the first to hear the good news. The good news is for everyone, regardless of social status and personal status and personal guilt. There is no person in any age to whom the good news of Christmas would not apply.
What does the good news trigger in you?
Bible text: Luke 2:8-12
