Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Luke 2:1-4
Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire. And everyone went to be registered, each one to his own town. So 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.
In order to be obedient to God, sometimes it requires sacrifice. And for Mary and Joseph, it was no different. It may have felt unjust and unnecessary, but in order to fulfill the prophecy of the prophet Micah, that young couple had to pack up the donkey and walk 70 miles to the place where the Messiah would be born. Thankfully, God made sure they made it to their destination just in time.