December 20, 2022: Luke 2:15 - Seek the Lord!

“So it was when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.’” - Luke 2:15

Oh, that the world today would be like these humble shepherds who when they heard of the good news of Christ the Lord’s birth, immediately got up from where they were, even in the night in the dark fields, and went to seek Him!

The Bible tells us in Jeremiah 29:12, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” In Isaiah 55:6, “Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.” And in Zephaniah 2:3, “Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD’s anger.”

Clearly these shepherds were seeking the Lord even before the angel and the heavenly host of angels appeared to them and proclaimed the birth of Christ the Lord. They could have called it “fake news” and “misinformation” and not believed their Christ had been born to them that day in Bethlehem, the city of David. They could have stayed right where they were and gone on with their lives, never experiencing the joy of a changed life in one who seeks the Lord with all their heart and who finds Him.

But no, they left immediately to go and seek Him. They did not wait until it was morning; they left immediately. How many people have waited until it was too late to seek Him? How many died in unbelief? We must seek Him while He still may be found, for when we die, if we haven’t accepted His free gift of salvation, it will be too late to accept it and we will be forever separated from Him for eternity. If you’re not saved by believing in Jesus Christ as your Savior, I pray that like the shepherds, you will seek Him while He still may be found and that today will be your day of salvation. 🙏🏻 ✝️