LOVE HIM OUT LOUD
Father, thank You for bringing me to this place and this time today. I ask You to speak to me right now, and to let Your Word breathe life into my heart. Please use these next few moments to bring me to more of a fullness of You and to learn more of Your Glory and how to leave the footprints of Jesus everywhere I go today. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen!
Read Luke 2:16-20
There is an amazingly beautiful contrast between the shepherds and Mary in these 5 verses. First, the shepherds go to see the Messiah and spread the message about Him. The wording Luke uses here leads me to believe that the shepherds were telling everyone they could about the Christ child. Then you have Mary, who treasures all of these things in her heart and ponders them.
As I think about these two differing responses, my mind wanders to thinking about the beginning of a romantic relationship. In the course of my self-disclosure in certain of these writings, I have let it be known that I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. It is very easy to tell what I am thinking or feeling, especially when I start dating someone new. So I can easily identify with the shepherds in their desire to tell everyone. As I have grown older and wiser though, I have learned the value of not showing too much emotion too soon. There is something to be said to being more like Mary at times. There are some things just too special to share right away. You want to let them soak in first so you can fully grasp and appreciate them.
When it comes to our relationship with Christ, I think we need both. We need a balance. We need to treasure and ponder what He says to us, and does for us then we also need to share those things with others, and in doing so spread Christ’s love. We need a healthy balance of each. When we first take time to ponder Him in our hearts, our telling becomes shouts from the depth of our hearts and not just words from our lips.
Today, I encourage you to first treasure and ponder each step before shouting from your soul as you leave His footprints.
Leave His footprints as you walk today!
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