Devotion:
Read Luke 2:13-20.
You have been given a perfect personal gift. One just for you. “There has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the LORD.” An angel spoke these words first to the shepherds. But what the angel said to them, God says to anyone who will listen. Jesus is the gift.
Jesus, himself, is the gift. It is this gift that God gives. A gift of grace and love that grants us first the power to receive love and then the power to give it. A grace and love that changes us, shapes us, and leads us to a life that is eternally changed.
Have you experienced this precious gift of life? Do you know others who need to hear the good news of this incredible gift? Let’s follow the shepherd’s example: after receiving the good news from heaven, the shepherds go to find the newborn baby, praising God for all they had seen and heard. We, too, are also invited to praise God and share the good news we have received.
Personal Worship Option:
Prayer for today: Dear LORD, I rejoice that you are the uncommon God who comes to ordinary people like me. As the shepherd did, I simply welcome you to transform my life into the extraordinary by your grace and love. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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