WHAT NEXT AFTER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION?
I know that Christmas is over, but I've been thinking a lot about the shepherds in the Christmas story lately. We all know that a host of angels appeared to the shepherds and told them about the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The shepherds were thrilled with the news and told many others about what they had seen and heard. That impressed me. But verse 20 is what struck me this year. "Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen." (Luke 2:17 NIV) They returned to their sheep and resumed their former lowly lives, accept for one thing “ they continued "glorifying and praising God . . ." A question shot through my mind. What do I do after Christmas? When things return to normal after the holidays, what do I do with Jesus? Do I wrap Him up in tissue paper, so to speak, pack Him away and forget about Him li...