December 25: Luke 2:1-14
Key Verse: Luke 2:14
‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’
Devotion:
Did you wonder why we looked at corruption and evil on Christmas Eve? Well, the corruption and evil in our world was personified by a certain Caesar Augustus when he called for a complete census of the entire Romans world! This census was not really to see how many people should pay him tax, but to try and find out who this person was would people said would be born as king!
Joseph and Mary (who was heavily pregnant at this time) went up to Bethlehem because that is where his family had to go to register. We all have heard of the trouble they had trying to find a place to stay, ending up in a stable, and how Mary gave birth to a boy. We have heard of the story of the shepherds coming to find the baby because they were told to by angels.
We hear stories about wise men coming from the East who wanted to find out what the stars were telling them; and their wonderful gifts for the baby Jesus. When the shepherds got there they found a baby, born in a stable and now lying in a manger. The most humble sight to see for someone the angels had said is the Messiah, the Lord!
Let us join these angels and praise God for allowing His Son to be born to a virgin just as He promised, and to know God ordained this a long time ago because of His great love for us all!
Points to Ponder:
Are you celebrating the right reason for the season today?
Happy Christmas and God bless you all!
Signing off for a few days of needed rest x