When we think of the wise men in the Christmas story we think of the magi that travelled from the middle east; but this morning I want us to consider who the real wise men might have been, the shepherds!
What made these wise men so wise?
- Was it their occupation? I doubt it, they were probably classes about the same as the fishermen of their day (ignorant and unlearned men).
- Was it the revelation of God to them? Although it was special that the angels heralded the Lord’s birth to them, there were others who at that time and in times past had received revelation from God.
I submit to you that it was not the revelation of God to them that made them wise, but their response to that revelation.
We have all received the Word of God! 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
We are not especially wise because we have the revelation of God, the wise one are those who do something WITH that revelation!
Examine the wisdom of these Shepherds with me:
1. The Seeking of the Shepherds - Luke 2:15-16 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
2. The Speaking of the Shepherds - Luke 2:17-19 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
3. The Steadfastness of the Shepherds - Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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What made these wise men so wise?
- Was it their occupation? I doubt it, they were probably classes about the same as the fishermen of their day (ignorant and unlearned men).
- Was it the revelation of God to them? Although it was special that the angels heralded the Lord’s birth to them, there were others who at that time and in times past had received revelation from God.
I submit to you that it was not the revelation of God to them that made them wise, but their response to that revelation.
We have all received the Word of God! 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
We are not especially wise because we have the revelation of God, the wise one are those who do something WITH that revelation!
Examine the wisdom of these Shepherds with me:
1. The Seeking of the Shepherds - Luke 2:15-16 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
2. The Speaking of the Shepherds - Luke 2:17-19 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
3. The Steadfastness of the Shepherds - Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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