NJR Digital December 2023 Magazine

Bobby Richardson, Editor
The angel of God came to the shepherds in Maybe we wonder what difference it makes if we
us. We will one day say, “It was worth it all!”
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Luke 2 and said, “Unto you is born this day in get up in the morning or not. Sometime life
the city of David, a Savior who is Christ, the
Lord.” The word that came to the shepherds
seems insignificant, but our life is a gift from
God. We should live every golden moment of it
says “unto YOU”. In that one simple because our life does matter to Him.
announcement God made known some very
important truths.
God knows you, and you are important to
Him.
Your faith matters too!
Shepherds were men of faith. They probably
had more faith that some of the scribes and
Pharisees who went to the synagogue every
No matter how insignificant you may think you
are, God knows you and you are important to
Him. All throughout scripture we see God
honoring and using people and things that the
day. They believed in a Messiah. They knew of
God’s promise of the Messiah coming one day.
They had faith. Do we have that kind of faith?
Do we question if God hears our prayers? Do
world would often overlook or ignore. 1 we know without a doubt that God keeps His
Corinthians 1:26-28 says, “Brothers, think of
what you were when you were called. Not many
promises? Do we question if the Messiah will
ever come?
of you were wise by human standards; not many
were influential; not many were of noble birth.
But God chose the foolish things of the world to
shame the wise; God chose weak things of the
world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly
things of this world and the despised things.”
When that message came to the shepherds,
God was letting them know that their faith
mattered and He was keeping His promise.
God kept His promise of sending a Savior who
would take away the sins of the world and we
must have faith that he is keeping His promise
Your life matters because God loves you. of us one day living with him forever. God loves