Sore afraid

Ever been afraid? It's amazing to me how brave we can be at times and how scared we can be at others. I think a lot has to do with the surroundings and our mind set (what's going on in our lives at that particular moment).

I think about camping out. Out in the "wilderness" there is nothing but stars and the moon to keep you company. When you hear something, you wonder what it might be; your mind can run wild with imagination. What you hear is a giant grizzly bear so starved and deranged that he smelt you from five miles away. What it is, though, is a tree frog with a cold. This all sort of reminds me of three others that we frightened on night...

Today's word is Luke 2:9, KJV, which reads, "And, lo, the angel of the LORD came upon them, and the glory of the LORD shone round about them: and they were sore afraid."

The three shepherds, on the night of our SAVIOR'S birth, were out in the middle of the wilderness, not expecting anything or anyone, and BAM, the angel of the LORD appeared. The description is that they were "sore afraid", they were terrified. Can't blame them, can you? Out in the middle of nowhere, these shepherds, the outcasts of society at times, had a visitor. I bet they were afraid. But, what a remarkable example for us.

GOD sent the SAVIOR'S birth announcement to the shepherds, not to kings or royalty, not to the news agency, not to the elite of the elite, not the upper crust, but to the shepherds. GOD is interested in each of us individually. You don't have to be rich, you don't have to have popularity, you don't have to have stuff; all you have to have is a willingness to accept the gift. And, you can rest assured, just as the shepherds realized, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T