December 9, 2022
Friday
Flock Faith
Luke 2: 15-18
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.”
The French government is restoring brown bears to the Pyrenees because the animals have become nearly extinct. That’s good news for the bears, but not for the fluffy sheep dotting the brown hills. The bears are nearly invisible against the landscape, and shepherds are upset. In one case, a charging bear sent dozens of sheep plunging off a high cliff. “They didn’t ask us if we wanted the bears here” said one distraught shepherd after losing 35 sheep last year.
According to Jesus, a good shepherd will risk his life for his sheep, and the shepherds watching their flocks near Bethlehem were very good shepherds. Yet when honored with the angelic announcement regarding the birth of Christ, they exercised “flock faith” and entrusted their sheep into God’s care for a few hours. They were given a greater mission—to go into Bethlehem and bear witness to the arrival of Heaven’s King—the Good Shepherd.
A point to ponder…
Faith and obedience work hand in hand. When God gives us a command, we must entrust our other concerns into His keeping while we hasten to obey.
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