I Get To

"And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger." 
Luke 2:16

The angel didn't appear to religious or political leaders to announce the birth of Jesus, but he went to some lowly shepherds.  I love the response of these men, they went right away, or made haste to fine this newborn Savior.  I also love the fact that they did not have to be commanded to go and find Jesus.  It seems the angel rightly accepts, that upon hearing the glad tidings of the birth of the savior, that the shepherds would want to find Him.  And of course we see that they didn't have to be ordered to go, they believed the message delivered to them from God, and therefore were driven in haste to find Jesus.
The foundation of Christianity is not a set of rules or commands to follow.  What motivates us, is our belief in the salvation given us in Jesus, who's birth we celebrate.  Ours is not a faith that says, "I have to".  Ours is a faith that says, "I want to", or "I get to", or better still, "I love to".  We serve, we love, we read the Bible, we worship, because of the love that God has poured into us by His Son.  Loving and serving the Lord is never a chore, it is indeed a great privilege.  The shepherds have set a great example for us to remember, may the reality of the message of God's grace cause us to make haste, to seek out and worship our precious Jesus.