Stomp Away!

Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Luke 2:8

When writing each year about the story of Christ's birth, it seems so easy to stomp on what another has already done, even myself as I study and write down notes for next week's Bible study. As this event took place more than 2,000 years ago, I am not likely to come up with anything another writer or minister has not pondered before. So, the word today is...stomp away! And here we have that classic peaceful, pastoral setting of shepherds abiding in the fields at night keeping watch over their flocks of sheep. As the song goes, all is calm, all is bright, you are about to feel a terrible fright! What? You've never heard the horror movie version of Silent Night? The shepherds were us, now, waiting for the return of Jesus. The appearance when least expected of the angel of the Lord happens in just the way Jesus told us to be ready for His sudden, instant, and even immediate return. All will be calm, all will be as usual, and then it happens. We will not have time to be frightened though, we'll leave that to those left behind. May they get over the shock and come swiftly to believe in Jesus our Lord!

Have a beautiful Christmas celebration in honor of our Lord Jesus!

Bucky