Hello Everyone,
"Unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ, the Lord."

Shepherds were men of faith. They probably had more faith than some of the scribes & Pharisees who went to the synagogue every day.They believed in a Messiah. All of God’s chosen people believed in a Messiah. When things got especially hard, during times of poverty & enslavement & exile, they would think about the Messiah & God’s promise that one day the Messiah would come.They prayed over & over again, "Let the Messiah come. Let Him come today!" They prayed that prayer for hundreds of years, & they must have wondered, "Is our faith worth anything? Does God hear our prayers? Does God keep His promises? Will the Messiah ever come?"There must have been many who quit praying, & quit having faith. But when the announcement came to shepherds, God was saying, "Your faith matters, & it is not in vain. I am a God who hears & who keeps His promises. Now the Messiah has come, & I have kept My promise."How about us? Sometimes we become tired. There may be times when we wonder if it is worthwhile going to church.
Some of you have prayed. "Oh, come, Lord Jesus," we pray, "come quickly!" We wonder why He is waiting so long. We wonder if it is worth it all.But one day He will come. He will come for all of us, shepherds & kings, wise men & peasants. He will come for His people.
He’ll dry our tears & take away our pain. There will be no more death, no more good-byes. Then we’ll say, "It was worth it. It was worth it all!"

Oh How HE Loves Us!Pastor Phil