The Shepherds: Proclaiming the News
The shepherds saw the baby Jesus- and they were thrilled. They had to tell people! They knew some wonderful news, and they had to share it!
When you get 100% on a test in your worst subject, do you let your mom know? When your favorite sports team wins a championship, do you want to talk about it to people? When you have great news, do you hide it, or do you tell anyone who will listen? Well, as Christians, we have the best news in the world! We have the news that God sent His only Son to earth to be a sacrifice for us! He came to take our sins away- how can we not tell everyone we meet about this great news?
This Christmas- and every other day of the year- we should all take the time to look around and find someone who doesn't know why they're celebrating. Christmas shopping is a great opportunity to hand out tracts! Christmas is an easy time to start conversations with complete strangers, and a cheerful "Merry Christmas!" goes well with the gift of a tract. Instead of looking past people as you look for the perfect present for your best friend, look for the people and tell them about the most perfect present ever given.
Amen
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