I went to a Christmas play last night. And, like many Christmas plays, dozens upon dozens of shepherds come to worship baby Jesus, along with 3 Kings who come later. In every telling of the Christmas story I've ever heard or seen, the shepherds always knew exactly where to go, and walked straight in worshiping.
Just briefly I would like to state that just like the Magi, Scripture doesn't say how many shepherds were there. But I can't imagine there were very many. It doesn't take a crew of people to watch some sheep.
But this post isn't about that. It's about those who didn't go. Now, Scripture doesn't say that all of the shepherds didn't go. But it doesn't say they did. Imagine you were tired from watching sheep, and cold and bored, and all of a sudden you see angels in the sky telling you that your Savior has arrived.
You wouldn't be blamed if you questioned your sanity for a second. You wouldn't want to be known as the town lunatic for waltzing in on a family saying "The Savior's here!"
It doesn't say how many shepherds were present when the angels appeared, but I would be willing to bet that if there were a lot of shepherds there, some of them stayed with their flock. Think about what those who stayed behind missed! Because of a) what other' would have thought if they were wrong, b) commitment to their job, c) sheer uninterested.
Again, this whole thing may or may not be true. All of the shepherds may have gone. But take this story as a lesson- don't miss out on something amazing because of possibilities.
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