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Daily Devotional
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 that ?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).
Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest 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. ? David C. McCasland
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.