>
>                     HEARTLIGHT DAILY VERSE
>                     (formerly Today's Verse)
>                              by Phil Ware
>
>April 4, 2004
>
>And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
>keeping watch over their flocks at night.  An angel of the Lord
>appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
>and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, "Do not
>be afraid.  I bring you good news of great joy that will be for
>all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been
>born to you; he is Christ the Lord."
>
>     --Luke 2:8-11
>       New International Version
>
>THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
>    Shepherds and the glory of the Lord in the same sentence.
>Shepherds enjoyed a great heritage in Israel with Abraham,
>Moses, and David as notable shepherds and God being identified
>through Psalm 23 as a great shepherd.  But by this time in
>Israelite history, they were not highly regarded.  They smelled
>like sheep.  They spent their time with sheep.  They were not
>really clean and religious enough to be considered spiritual.
>So when God chose to announce the birth of Jesus to shepherds
>with his contingent of angels he makes his point clear:
>Everyone is loved by God, everyone has access to God, and
>everyone is desired by God.
>
>
>MY PRAYER...
>    Holy and Almighty God, I confess to you that sometimes the
>outward appearance and reputation of a person colors the way I
>treat them.  But today, I'm convicted of how much you want
>everyone to know about your grace in Jesus.  Give me a heart to
>love all people and a passion to share your grace with them.
>Through Jesus I pray this.  Amen.
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