Today, I am reading and commenting on  Luke 2-3.

The appearance of God’s messenger, the angel, to the shepherds illustrate once again the points I made yesterday about God’s messengers.

• The shepherds were terrified at the messenger’s appearance
• The messenger told them not to be afraid

There is another aspect all three of these incidents have in common: after the recipients of God’s message saw its fulfillment, they praised God.  The other thing that most people to whom God sends a messenger have in common is that they tell others about what God has done.  So, when God sends His divine messengers to us it is a terrifying experience, but they will reassure that we need not fear.  And, if we follow their direction, we will discover that not only do we not need to fear anything, but we will find joy and a desire to praise God.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.