Merry Christmas NCL family,
"Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere;
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born!" I love to sing
this Christmas carol as its tempo is so upbeat and joyful! I believe
it really reveals the heart of the shepherds that glorious day after
they had heard from the angels, "For there is born to you this day, in
the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord!" (Luke 1:11) "Then
the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things
that they had heard and seen, as it was told them" (Luke 2:20).
Let that melody manipulate your mind today that you, like
the shepherds, would go and tell everyone on the mountain and in the
valley too that Jesus Christ is born! It is so striking to me that the
Lord told shepherds. Shepherds were not people whom people would pay
attention to or listen to in that day. They were socially
unacceptable, but the people did listen. Why? Shepherds were not
supposed to know much, but these shepherds shared startling information
that if heard and received would result in tremendous transformation
for the hearer. The shepherds spoke from the heart, and the words
connected to the deepest needs of others.
Your story, like the shepherds' story, is the story of your
experience. Tell the story of God in your life. You don't need to
share all the details of your past. Simply share that you were once
lost and all alone, and when someone told you about the Savior your
life was transformed, and now you have been found and never will be
alone for Jesus said, "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the
age."
Please be praying for us tonight as we head to Watts to
share the Good News that Jesus Christ is born! We will be serving a
meal, sharing Christmas carols, a special message of hope, and giving
Christmas gifts to hundreds of kids and their parents!
God bless you all, and I pray you all have a very Merry Christmas!
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