“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.’ And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.” Luke 2:15-16
The Bethlehem shepherds were not content just to hear the good news of their Savior’s birth from angels; they believed the angel’s message, went to see the newborn Christ Child, and found all just as the Lord had made known to them. They are an example to us, calling upon us to respond to the Christmas Gospel by searching the Scriptures and learning about Christ Jesus — who He is and what He has done to save us from sin and its curse.
Dear Lord Jesus, having heard of Your incarnation and birth, give me the desire to search for You in the pages of my Bible so that I might know You and Your redeeming work and look to You and Your cross for my salvation. Amen.
[Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]