对今日诗句的想法
牧羊人和神的荣耀一同出现。亚伯拉罕、摩西和大卫是尊贵的牧人，诗篇23篇里神也被称为大牧者，牧羊人在以色列中享有这样的尊荣。然而，到了以色列历史的这段时期，他们的地位并不高。他们像羊一样受人摆布。他们整日和羊群在一起，算不上洁净的人，也不够敬虔和属灵。因此，当神差派天使向牧羊人报耶稣诞生的消息时，他就将自己的心意显明了——每个人都被神所爱，都可以亲近神，也都被神所看重。
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Shepherds and the glory of the Lord in the same sentence. Shepherds enjoyed a great heritage in Israel with Abraham, Moses, and David as notable shepherds and God being identified through Psalm 23 as a great shepherd. But by this time in Israelite history, they were not highly regarded. They smelled like sheep. They spent their time with sheep. They were not really clean and religious enough to be considered spiritual. So when God chose to announce the birth of Jesus to shepherds with his contingent of angels he makes his point clear: Everyone is loved by God, everyone has access to God, and everyone is desired by God.
我的祷告
圣洁全能的神，我向你坦白，我有时候会按人的外表和名声来看待他们。但今天，我明白了你何等盼望每个人都晓得你在耶稣里的恩典。求你赐给我爱心能够爱一切的人，并赐我热心能够与他们分享你的恩典。奉耶稣的名求，阿门！
My Prayer...
Holy and Almighty God, I confess to you that sometimes the outward appearance and reputation of a person colors the way I treat them. But today, I'm convicted of how much you want everyone to know about your grace in Jesus. Give me a heart to love all people and passion to share your grace with them. In the name of Jesus I pray this. Amen.
