Here's Your Sign

 My Dad worked for the railroad and I have heard him say 1000’s of time when you come to a railroad crossing always Stop, Look and Listen.  There are signs put at railroad crossings that read Stop, Look, Listen and Live. The sign tells us that it would be a good measure on our part that if we want to keep living that we should Stop at the crossing. Then the sign tells us to Look and make sure that there is not a training coming before we cross the tracks. We should do one more thing and that would be to use our ears and listen; just one last measure to be completely sure that there is no train coming. If we make this a practice when we approach a railroad crossing then our chances of living will increase 100%. As I read Luke chapter 2 and verse 12 these thoughts came to my mind.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Did you see that word “sign” If we back up a few verses I think it will help us to understand a little more about the sign?

Luke 2:8  And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Luke 2:9  And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

Luke 2:10  And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Luke 2:11  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Shepherds if you will go to the city of Bethlehem you will find great joy; notice not just joy but great joy. Then in verse 11 there is a personal pronoun used “you” so this sign is now personally for you shepherds. Let’s assume that you are in a hurry to get somewhere. Up ahead you see a railroad crossing so you began to look and you see no train coming, so you decide to just to go across the tracks. Then you see a sign that says Stop, Look, Listen and LIVE so at that point you rethink and stop at the crossing. You hadn’t been stopped no more than a few seconds when you notice a train coming into the crossing had you not have stopped you would have been killed. Now aren’t you thankful that someone put a sign up for you to see. Now was that sign at that moment for everyone or was it there just for you? That’s what Christmas is Stop and see Jesus in a manger, Look and see what He is there for and then Listen as He reaches out to you for that is what verse 10 said. ”I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” Not only is it personal but it includes all people and therefore Jesus did come into this world for all people “For God so loved the world that He gave” and that my friend includes you. Be joyful for unto you a Savior is born. Now have a good week and tell someone today MERRY CHRISTMAS! Oh by the way knowing Jesus is a 100% to having eternal life Stop, Look, Listen and Live.