Hope in a Manger!

For Friday, December 24, 2021

Luke 2:5 NIV: “Joseph went to Bethlehem to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.”

So many things could have gone wrong. None did! I’ve always hoped that the couple arrived a day earlier and had time to settle before delivering the baby, but the Bible doesn’t tell us that!

This is the completion of what was foretold by the angel Gabriel. The Holy Spirit was responsible for the baby within Mary. Seeing the ‘No Vacancy’ sign at the inn, the couple found themselves at the stable. In spite of the challenges, a perfect baby emerged that we now know to be the promised Messiah, the Savior of the world! Seeing so many prophesies fulfilled lends great credibility to the entire Bethlehem narrative!

Hope arrived in a manger! Merry Christmas!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

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