“Let us go and see.” Could there have been wiser words spoken by shepherds? Like all of Israel, they were waiting for their Messiah to come and fulfill the prophecies found in Isaiah 9. Like all of Israel, they were praying for the Messiah who could judge all people with equity as in Psalm 96:10.
They spent a lifetime of looking and praying, and then one day, angels announced to them “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the lord!” They wisely encourage each other, “Let us go and see.”
Fast-forward 30 years, and wonder with me: Were they wise enough to “go and see” John the Baptist as he called for repentance?
Did they go and see Jesus announce the beginning of his ministry? Did their eyes see the lame healed, the blind receive their sight, and the captives set free?
Did their ears hear his great sermons, filled with hope for the poor and scolding for the rich?
Did they go and see his triumphal entry to Jerusalem? Did they see him clear the Temple, confound the authorities, and teach his disciples to serve one another—the greater gladly serving the least of all?
Did they see Jesus falsely accused, whipped, condemned and crucified? Did they know he was dying for them? For their sins? For their hopeless despair and broken relationships?
Did they see him raised from the dead and ascending into heaven?
Did they find a savior who is worth obeying? Worth living for? (Titus 2:11‑14)
What journey they begin that night? “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." They began well. But how did they end? Did they also end well?
I pray we have the courage to follow them as we “Go and see.” I hope we will walk throught the seasons to Easter with a careful and joyous gaze. Let us see Jesus!
And may our final reckoning of all we see and hear bring us to our knees in joyful wonder: “O Come let us adore him for he is Christ, the Lord!”
Here is my challenge to you this evening: Sing this chorus at least once every morning. Begin your day by adoring your Lord. And let us see what he will do in us and through us. Amen.
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