Bible Verse: “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. So, they hurried
off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word
concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were
amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her
heart. The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which
were just as they had been told.” - Luke
2:16-20
Song: Go tell it on the mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain - Crowder By clicking the above song title, you will be directed to a video of our worship song for today. Hope you enjoy this song selected specifically to go along with our devotion! (Tip: if you right click on the link it will open in a separate window and you can listen to the song while you read)
Today is the third week of
Advent. If we were lighting the candles
on a wreath, we would be lighting the only pink candle. This week is the Shepherd’s Candle. Pink represents joy and it represents a shift
in our hearts from repentance to rejoicing as we anticipate the coming of the
messiah.
For those of you who have
children, did you send out birth announcements?
Our oldest son, Kyle, was born the week before Christmas. Our birth announcement said, “As we celebrate
the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, will you join us in celebrating the birth
of our son Kyle?” That made me think of
the first birth announcement in the bible (or at least I think it was the first). The angels appearing to the shepherds.
After the shepherds heard
the news what did they do next? They
hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the new born King! Then they spread the word about what they had
been told about this child, and all who heard it were amazed!
When our boys were born we
had many visitors at the hospital and our family and friends joined us in
celebration of new life. The word spread
among our friends and family of our good news.
And, as a new mom, I treasured up all of this and pondered it in my
heart! 