2020 Advent Devotions
Monday, December 21 - Aaron Keister
Luke 2:10-11 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
On this night as they were tending to their sheep, some shepherds witness an incredible event, an angel as a great star, shining radiantly over the land as he tells them the Great News. At first, the shepherds were afraid and struggling to grasp what was happening. But they quickly run off to alert Joseph and Mary as to what they had just experienced. At this moment, these shepherds are given the first account of Jesus, being born on this day as foretold by the prophets. The Savior Jesus Christ, the God of all comfort, would be born as an innocent baby, just as every one of us once was. He came to this earth fully human with all basic human needs like the rest of us. But His birth was indeed a great joy for all people and is still the greatest joy that ever happened to every single person now and forever. The realities and confusion of the world we live in can make it too easy to forget that there is nothing that is too much for Him. It was easy for those living 2000 years ago to forget this as well. But the truth is that Christ is our Savior and deliverer, the greatest joy that ever lived. Fear not, for Christ the Savior will come again in glory!
Prayer: Dear Lord God, I pray that you may be a comfort to us during any hardship in our lives. Help us to find the same joy in you now as Mary, Joseph, and those shepherds who witnessed your Son’s birth those years ago. In your name I pray. Amen.
Luke 2:10-11 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
On this night as they were tending to their sheep, some shepherds witness an incredible event, an angel as a great star, shining radiantly over the land as he tells them the Great News. At first, the shepherds were afraid and struggling to grasp what was happening. But they quickly run off to alert Joseph and Mary as to what they had just experienced. At this moment, these shepherds are given the first account of Jesus, being born on this day as foretold by the prophets. The Savior Jesus Christ, the God of all comfort, would be born as an innocent baby, just as every one of us once was. He came to this earth fully human with all basic human needs like the rest of us. But His birth was indeed a great joy for all people and is still the greatest joy that ever happened to every single person now and forever. The realities and confusion of the world we live in can make it too easy to forget that there is nothing that is too much for Him. It was easy for those living 2000 years ago to forget this as well. But the truth is that Christ is our Savior and deliverer, the greatest joy that ever lived. Fear not, for Christ the Savior will come again in glory!
Prayer: Dear Lord God, I pray that you may be a comfort to us during any hardship in our lives. Help us to find the same joy in you now as Mary, Joseph, and those shepherds who witnessed your Son’s birth those years ago. In your name I pray. Amen.