Luke 2:1-5 Message version "About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David's town, for the census. As a descendant of David, he had to go there. He went with Mary, his fiancée, who was pregnant."
It is amazing to see the simplicity and the complexity of Jesus Birth. He came to earth as a simple, humble carpenter's son. He was born in a manger and surrounded shepherds. Yet, there is also a complexity that can be found in this story. God created situations that caused the wise men to spend years studying, researching and travelling in order to interact with the son of God. We also see that God stirred the heart of Caesar Augustus to give a command to the whole roman empire that would require people to travel to the town of their birth. This was God's way of arranging events for His purpose.
I believe that God is still arranging events in our lives in order to bring us to an interaction with Him. If we look closely, we can see the footprint of the King as he travels through our life. We can see where He has been busy creating, ordaining and rearranging even the most complex areas of our existence. We can see in our own lives that God has arranged for the shepherds and wise men of our day to come and stand at our side as we walk this life.
What was seen then...is still being seen today!
Blessings
Pastor Terry
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