Dec 9: The Christ is Born
God’s promised king is born in humble circumstances. The eternal Son come in our dark world and walked a path of servant-hearted love to rescue us. It is because of this he is truly glorious (Philippians 2).
Read Luke 2:1-7
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 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. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Reflect:
What might Jesus’ humble birth tell us about the kind of saviour he will be? (Why not come in a king’s crib?)
How should we feel that God would stoop so low in order to come and save us?
