What We Don't Want To Do

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Luke 2:1-3

We just had a census last year, or sort of last year; there were some delays it seems. However, one thing we did not have to do was travel to our family's hometown or region to be registered. Each year this bit of Luke reminds us that God does at times work through things we might not want to do. Joseph and Mary may not have wanted to take an extended trip to Bethlehem at this time. All those folks filling up the inn at Bethlehem may not have been too pleased to have uprooted their normal lives either. Sometimes though, we forget that Mary and Joseph did know who they carried with them, they probably knew from the scriptures quite well that He needed to be born in Bethlehem, and all that census hubbub just made it that much more difficult. However, all that Caesar, the governor, and everyone else did was bring Jesus our Lord right to the place He would be born, at just the right time, and in a way that was perfectly humble. Whether those young parents of our Lord were already on the way to Bethlehem or had to do something they would rather not, God's will was done!

One week to the Eve of Christmas! Have a wonderful weekend in Christ the Lord!

Bucky