Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary

spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin

and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.

All right, day five, last day of our deep dive into Luke chapter two, as we are not just

running by Christmas, but we're going to let an encounter with Jesus, the living Christ,

change everything about everything, about everything. That's what it does for the shepherds.

Luke 2.15, when the angels went away

from them into heaven, the shepherd said to one another, let us go over to Bethlehem and see this

thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us. And they went with haste, and they found

Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in a manger.

And when they saw it, they made gnome the saying that had been told them concerning this child.

And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.

But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, and here's what

happened, their lives were changed forever. And the shepherds returned, not to their shady life,

not to them being participants of darkness. That's not what they returned to. When they returned,

they were different. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard

and seen as it had been told to them. You see, an encounter with the living Christ changes everything

about your life, regardless of who you are, where you're from, what you've done, an encounter with Jesus

changes everything. So let me ask you this.

If you know Jesus, what needs to change in your life?

Is it the way you spend your money?

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