Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
Journal: How do you try to constantly make things about you? What is the result? How does it get in God’s way? What would it look like today if Jesus was
the point? Will you let him be?
Reflection:
Why on earth would God choose to reveal
himself to a bunch of lowly shepherds, rather than to kings and
dignitaries? Maybe because shepherds
would realize that they were not the point, and the others would not. You see, the quickest way to get in the way
of what God is doing is to try and make it all about you. In fact, that’s exactly what King Herod did;
and everyone saw the ugly result. But
the lowly shepherds knew better; they knew that nothing was about them. Thus, they were the ones entrusted with the
incredible news of the new born king.
When are we ever going to
get it through our heads that we are not the point? For when we finally stop trying to be the
point, we will find that life is a lot less frustrating.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: please remind me, Lord Jesus, that it’s not
about me, today and every day. Amen.
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