Unlike
any other
Maybe
like me you’ve had some wild not so great days.
What kind of day are you talking about Zac? Let me borrow a line from the lore of the
Avengers. If you’ve ever read an
Avengers comic book you know it always begins with this. “And there came a day unlike any other……” See the Shepherds were about to have a night
unlike any other.
Luke
2:8-20
“And
there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their
flocks at night. An angel of the Lord
appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were
terrified. But the angel of the Lord
said to them. ‘Do not be afraid. I bring
you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been
born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This
will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a
manger.’ Suddenly a great company of the
heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’ 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.”
The
shepherds were some of the lowliest people on earth. But God saw fit to involve them. When we’re having those days unlike any other
where things don’t seem to be going right we need to look to God and be
thankful for the gift of Jesus coming to live and die to redeem a fallen world. We need God’s love and compassion from the
mighty to the small all of us need it. I
want to direct you to a verse that has been getting me through some bad
days.
Isaiah
49:13
“Shout
for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will
have compassion on his afflicted ones.”
The
ending of this blog has changed so much since I began working on it earlier
this week but I think this is the correct way to end it with lyrics from a song.
“When my plans have
fallen through
And when my strength is nearly gone
When there's nothing left to do but just depend on You
And the power of Your name
And as we call upon Your name
Your strength through weakness to show
We can know the masters plan extend the masters hand
When we come in the name of the Lord
There is strength in the name of the Lord
There is power in the name of the Lord
There is hope in the name of the Lord
Blessed is He, who comes in the name of the Lord”
In the Name of the Lord by Sandi Patti
Joy/ Unspeakable Joy by Chris Tomlin
He who began a good work by Steve Green
Emmanuel by Amy Grant/ Anthem Lights
O come let us adore him by Passion
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