Hope-Filled Sunday!
Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.
Mary, did you know?
Have you ever stopped to think about Mary? To consider what was going through her mind when she was told God’s plan for her? How she felt when she was in labor, needing a place to give birth? Or what about Joseph? What he was thinking when his attempts to find a place for his wife to deliver God’s Son were repeatedly turned down? Or how excited he was when he found a place, and then Mary’s reaction when she learned where the blessed event would take place?
And what was so special about Bethlehem? Did they head there because Caesar said to do so? No. They went because God said so. God promised that the ruler who would govern Israel would be born in Bethlehem. The census Caesar ordered was the way God brought forth His plan.
It may seem strange that if God sent them that He wouldn’t have had a place all set up for the birth. Well, He did! While Jesus was a king, God’s plans were never for Him to live in a palace. Though Jesus would rule forever, that wasn’t His only purpose. He also came to serve and to be a sacrifice so that we might have eternal life with the Father. The manger Jesus was born in wasn't right for a king, but it was perfect for the Lamb of God. Click To Tweet
Thank You, Lord, that Your plans for Jesus’ s birth were perfect, and Your plans for me are, as well. Amen.
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