ORDINARY DAYS

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

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ORDINARY DAYS

READ:  Luke 2:8-20

Behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory

of the Lord shone around them.  Luke 2:9

Writer Anita Brechbill observed in God’s Revivalist magazine:  “Most often the Word of the Lord comes to a soul in the ordinary duties of life.”  She cites the examples of Zacharias performing his duties as a priest and the shepherds watching their flocks.  They were at work as usual with no idea that they were about to receive a message from God.

Luke describes the ordinary days when these men received their message from God:  “While [Zacharias] was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,…an angel of the Lord appeared to him” (1:8, 11).  While the shepherds were “living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night…an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them” (2:8-9).

In My Utmost for His Highest Oswald Chambers said:  “Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations.  The only way a worker can keep true to God is by being ready for the Lord’s surprise visits.”

On this ordinary day, the Lord may have a word of encouragement, guidance, or instruction for us, if we’re listening and ready to obey.  DCM

I wonder what I did for God today:

How many times did I once pause and pray?

But I must find and serve Him in these ways,

For life is made of ordinary days. -Macbeth

God speaks to those who are quiet before Him.