The U.S. Department of Transportation forecasts that more Americans that ever will be driving or flying far away from home over Christmas.
Airports and highways will be packed and while the speed limit on most interstate highways is 80, we will have to settle for a slower pace during our treks.
The pace of our lives is determined by many things. Education is paced by a set number of years of study. Football, basketball, and hockey games are governed by a 60-minute clock. Time and temperature rule cooking.
When the angels returned to heaven the shepherds decided to go to Bethlehem to see Jesus. The account from Luke 2:16 states that the shepherds went quickly.
Going quickly meant the shepherds had to leave their flocks alone for there was not enough time to call in substitute shepherds.
Going quickly meant the shepherds did not consider the pros and cons of the trek including the distance, the time, or the mode of transportation.
Going quickly meant any consideration, barrier or question were settled.
The shepherds simply rised up and followed because they had been called by God.
When God calls us, we are called to go at God’s pace not ours. But how often do we follow God’s pace.
How often do we not follow God’s pace because it means leaving behind things of value?
How often do we not follow God’s pace because we are trapped in our own internal debate about the pros and cons?
How often do we not follow God’s pace because our considerations, barriers or questions are not settled?
The shepherds have given us a magnificent gift. The gift is the understanding that the opportunities of a lifetime only last as long as the lifetime of the opportunity.
And that opportunity is governed by the pace of God.
If God tells us to go slow, we go slow.
If God tells us to go fast, we go fast
If God tells us to go somewhere in between well, we do that do.
Let learn this Christmas lesion from the shepherds and let us go at the pace of the Lord.
Join us tomorrow for a Christmas Eve Message entitled: God Tell It On The Mountain. Worship with us at 11:00 AM In Person at 140 Rose St. in Athens or online via Facebook or YouTube so until tomorrow, blessings, peace, and love.
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