The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 2:15-17, “When the angels had gone away from them into heaven,

the shepherds began saying to one another, ‘Let us go straight to Bethlehem then,

and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.’

16 So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby

as He lay in the manger. 17 When they had seen this, they made known the statement

which had been told them about this Child.”

What do you do, when something wonderfully exciting is told to you?

You want to see it for yourself. That’s exactly what the shepherds did.

But, what about their sheep? Who would care for them with the

shepherds gone? What would the priests say when they discovered

their shepherds had abandoned the sheep? What the shepherds had

witnessed and heard was simply too astounding, too important! They

had to see for themselves. And can you imagine the difficulty that lay

before them trying to find a Baby lying in an animal feeding trough

with thousands of people in town for the census? Surely, the LORD

led them –yet the Bible does not say. The word for “baby” is ?????? brephos,

meaning a “newly-born child.” (This will become significant when we learn

of the Magi’s visit much later on.) What the shepherds saw and learned

about this Baby, they told everyone! How else would the hoard of people

in Bethlehem learn of Him unless they told them? How will people today

know about Him, unless we tell them? Don’t let your “sheep” distract

you from the Shepherd!

We love you all immensely!

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas