Bethlehem!

For Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Luke 2:4-5 NIV: “Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.”

Transporting an expectant woman from Nazareth to Bethlehem couldn’t have been easy. It’s about a 70 mile trek. Legend shows Mary on a donkey, but we don’t know that for sure. They both might have walked the entire distance, about a week’s journey. Surprisingly, they made it there in one piece!

Probably without realizing it, they were fulfilling prophesy. The Lord says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.” (Micah 5:2 GNT) So Jesus had to be born in Bethlehem! This baby was God’s gift of hope, redemption and reconciliation for everyone who would believe.

Believers, those who trusted Jesus, now had the right to become children of God!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406