She Gave Birth To Her Firstborn
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should
be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place
while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to
register.
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. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to
him and was expecting a child. While
they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 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.
Luke 2:1-7
Christmas
turns the tables on our world. If you really think about it, it hints at the
struggles when the Lord of both worlds descends to live by the rules of the
one. In Bethlehem, the two worlds came together, realigned.
What Jesus went on to accomplish on planet Earth made it possible for God
someday to resolve all disharmonies in both worlds. No wonder a choir of angels
broke out in spontaneous song, disturbing not only a few shepherds but the
entire universe.
The key world of Christmas is “Immanuel” – God with us!
Our Daily Bread – Luke 2:1-7