What Are You Talking About This Christmas?

"And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them."  (Luke 2:20 ESV)

The shepherds were told about the birth of Jesus while they were out in the fields, just doing their jobs, "keeping watch over their flocks by night." (Luke 2:8 ESV).

And when they heard that news, what did they do?  Well, the Scripture doesn't say so, but I imagine that they were at least a wee bit frightened when that angelic host appeared in the sky in the middle of the night!  I think I might have been.  In any event, after they heard the news, what did they do?  They went over to Bethlehem to check it out!  "And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in a manger."  (Luke 2:16 ESV).

They saw Jesus.  And then they told everybody!  That's what they were talking about that first Christmas!

What about you?  What are you talking about this Christmas?  Are you talking about Jesus?  Are you telling everybody?

Or are you talking about presents.  And cookies.  And shopping.  And Santa.  And what your elf doll has been up to.  And traffic.

Or are you talking about Jesus?

Are you complaining about how busy you are.  And how the stores are so crowded.  And how everything costs so much.  And whining about this or that or everything.

Or are you talking about Jesus?

Are you talking about your spouse?  About what he/she did?  Or about what he/she didn't do?  Are you grumbling about your children? Or about dirty laundry?  Or about clutter? Are you finding something wrong with everything?

Or are you talking about Jesus?

What are you talking about this Christmas?

"When they had seen [the baby] they made known what had been told them concerning this child." (Luke 2:17 ESV)