Come to Jesus like the lowly Shepherds

   
     The Shepherds came just as they were.  They were dirty, smelly, and had nothing to bring to the King. 
They were poor and had nothing of value to bring to a King.  We all came to King Jesus with nothing of value to bring.  Our righteousness was like filthy rags.  Shepherds stayed  in the fields for months.  They were not pleasant to be around, because of the smells.  But, so was the atmosphere in which Jesus was born. It was a birthing place for animals to have their young.  It was a noisy, crowded, and smelly, not a place for a child or a KING to be born.
   
   We come to Jesus in our sin,dirty,defiled by the world, and in need of the blood of Jesus to cleanse us from our sins. The Angel announced the arrival of Jesus.  When, we see our need for the Savior, we need to come to Him day or by night. The Shepherds made haste to come to Him.  We need to make haste to come to Him everyday.  They bowed to worship.  Let's bow to worship all our days. 

    Worship was over, the Shepherds left to spread the good news all over the city.  They forgot about themselves, and what the people thought of them.  Shepherds were not welcome in the city.  They wanted everyone to know about the Savior.  We have such good news.  It is too good to keep to ourselves.  Love tells others.