The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ … I have seen and I testify that this is God’s…
I’ve been thinking about the shepherds in the Christmas story today. Why did the angels share the announcement of the birth of Christ with the shepherds? Have you noticed how often shepherds are mentioned in Scripture? (Abel, Abraham, Isaac, Moses, David, Amos … Jesus!) Could it be that God chose to announce the birth to the…