Get Real November 23 Devotional
November 23, 2024
LUKE 2:1-4 | In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David.
At the time of Jesus’ birth, the center of the world attention was not Bethlehem yet. When God decided to enter human life to achieve his saving purpose, he chose Bethlehem. Emperor Augustus commanded the political and military heights of world history in Rome, while Quirinius governed the local scene in Syria. The center of Jewish life was Jerusalem. Jesus’ birth was in an obscure village, in an unimportant region, in the back stable of an insignificant inn. Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection were the most monumental events in the entire human story, but they began in unnoticed obscurity. God can do amazing things from hidden beginnings. Often what the world watches is trivial and temporary in the long run.
Why did God choose obscurity as part of the Bethlehem way?
Do you ever lament that your life is somewhat obscure? How do you assess these feelings
