Evangelion - Luke 2:10-11

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.  And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” - Luke 2:10-12

    And thus the shepherds were given the good news of Jesus’s birth, the Savior’s birth! And being stunned by the angel’s appearance they responded in faith and sought out the Lord.
“So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” - Luke 2:15.
    The journey for the shepherds was certainly not as great a one as that for the wise men to follow but just as determined, the shepherds made their way to see the Messiah. Are we as compelled to seek the Lord and Savior as were these lowly shepherds? Keep in mind: they were given the good news; in turn, they responded in faith; they sought out the Lord, all based on that which the Lord has “made known” to them. From where these shepherds watched over their flocks they made a decision for Christ.  From where will we make a decision for Christ? “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” - Deuteronomy 4:29. Surely, from wherever we seek Him, if we seek Him with all our heart and soul, we will find Him. “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” - Jeremiah 29:13.
    The shepherds did indeed find the Savior exactly where the angel said they would. “And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.” Luke 2:16. But the shepherds' story doesn’t end there. In fact, the shepherd’s story continues to this very day - “Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.” - Luke 2:17-18.  All of us blessed with the knowledge of and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ must share the good news just as these lowly shepherds did. If we have truly responded in faith, sought and found the Lord Jesus Christ, how can we not join in the heavenly chorus -“Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Merry Christmas to you all!