“When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.’ And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.” – Luke 2:15-18


Read Luke 2:15-18. Once the angels leave, the shepherds actually put action to what they’ve heard. They left their fields, and they saw what God had promised them. Then, after seeing Jesus, they began to spread the word about what they’d seen. It didn’t say that they saw Jesus, memorized a lot of facts about Him, decided a good strategy to talk about what they knew, and then went and spread the word. It just says that they went.


I love their enthusiasm. If you noticed, it doesn’t say that they went and tried to convince people to come and worship this baby, nor does it say that they had it all figured out before they went. It just says that they went and told what they had experienced and what had been told to them about this baby. So let’s think about a few things.


First, think about your relationship with God. How has He made Himself known to you? How has He changed you? Secondly, what have other people told you about their experience with God? Lastly, who was the last person you told about your experience? I don’t mean who’s the last person you invited to church. Inviting people to church is a great thing, but Jesus never tells us that the sum of sharing our faith should be inviting someone to join us at church. Jesus DOES tell us repeatedly that we should go and share the truth we’ve heard about Him and what we’ve experienced through Him.



QUESTIONS:


What has God done in your life that you could share with others? How would you tell them about it?


What stops you from telling more people about God and your faith? Why?