350: The shepherds: god’s gift to YOU (Luke 2:18-21) || The Morning Mindset Daily Christian Devotional

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">As with most things on the internet, this show's focus and address have morphed over time (and as the LORD has directed).</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">It's now called "The Morning Mindset Daily Christian Devotional" and can is published by Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">__________</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">🔥 SUPPORT OUR WORK: (not tax-deductible)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Become a monthly sponsor: https://mm-gfk-partners.supercast.com/</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Support a daily episode: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/daily-sponsor/</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Give one-time: https://give.cornerstone.cc/careygreen</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">__________</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">📜 TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:8-21</span></p> <p class="chapter-1"><span id="en-ESV-24972" class="text Luke-2-7"></span></p> <p><span class="text Luke-2-8"><sup class="versenum">8&nbsp;</sup>And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24974" class="text Luke-2-9"><sup class="versenum">9&nbsp;</sup>And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24975" class="text Luke-2-10"><sup class="versenum">10&nbsp;</sup>And the angel said to them, &ldquo;Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24976" class="text Luke-2-11"><sup class="versenum">11&nbsp;</sup>For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24977" class="text Luke-2-12"><sup class="versenum">12&nbsp;</sup>And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.&rdquo;</span> <span id="en-ESV-24978" class="text Luke-2-13"><sup class="versenum">13&nbsp;</sup>And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,</span></p> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-24979" class="text Luke-2-14"><sup class="versenum">14&nbsp;</sup>&ldquo;Glory to God in the highest,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Luke-2-14">and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!&rdquo;<sup class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.625em; line-height: normal; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; top: auto; display: inline;" data-fn="#fen-ESV-24979d" data-link="[&lt;a href=&quot;#fen-ESV-24979d&quot; title=&quot;See footnote d&quot;&gt;d&lt;/a&gt;]">[<a title="See footnote d" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-24979d">d</a>]</sup></span></span></p> </div> <p class="top-1"><span id="en-ESV-24980" class="text Luke-2-15"><sup class="versenum">15&nbsp;</sup>When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, &ldquo;Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.&rdquo;</span> <span id="en-ESV-24981" class="text Luke-2-16"><sup class="versenum">16&nbsp;</sup>And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24982" class="text Luke-2-17"><sup class="versenum">17&nbsp;</sup>And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24983" class="text Luke-2-18"><sup class="versenum">18&nbsp;</sup>And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24984" class="text Luke-2-19"><sup class="versenum">19&nbsp;</sup>But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.</span> <span id="en-ESV-24985" class="text Luke-2-20"><sup class="versenum">20&nbsp;</sup>And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.</span></p> <p><span id="en-ESV-24986" class="text Luke-2-21"><sup class="versenum">21&nbsp;</sup>And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.</span></p>