Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Why don’t you curl up with a warm cupful as
we read more of the Christmas story today?
Yesterday
we read from Luke and were reminded of why Joseph and Mary were in the little
town of Bethlehem. Let’s read verses 6 & 7 today:
“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born and she
gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She
wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for
them in the inn.”
Like a good
mother, Mary was prepared in case the baby was born while they were on their
trip to pay their taxes. She had packed
“swaddling cloths” to keep the baby warm and snuggly wrapped….just as hospitals
do today!
She wrapped
him in those cloths and placed him in a manger.
Stables were often caves with feeding troughs called mangers, carved
into rock walls. But no matter what kind
of stable it was---the fact is, the surroundings were dark and dirty. Not exactly the kind of place the Jews
expected as the birthplace of the Messiah King.
How often
do we limit God by our own expectations?
Keep in mind that He is at work even when we don’t see Him---even in the
dirty, dark stables of our lives.
Christmas
is a wonderful time to give ourselves totally to God—every area, especially the
dark and dirty stables of our heart.
When we do, we will experience a JOYful peace and will understand why we
can sing: JOY TO THE WORLD, The LORD has come!!!!!!
Have a Merry Christmas by opening your
heart to Christ.
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