In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered… And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. Luke 2:1-5There are no random acts in God’s Kingdom. The events of our time, the seemingly incidental movements of our life from one place to another – they have all been orchestrated by God for the fulfillment of His greater purposes. God used a political action by Caesar Augustus to initiate the movements of Joseph and Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem, because the Messiah had to be born there. Why didn’t God just chose a couple from Bethlehem to parent the Christ? Because God’s Ways are known only to Him, and it is only through His mercy and for our benefit that He empowers us to participate in them.
The current events of today are not happening outside of God’s purposes or control. We are not helpless or hopeless in the face of the changing and sometimes frightening world around us. God’s Purposes can be found in and throughout the whirlwind events of our time. No matter how things may appear, like Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem at what would seem an inconvenient time, we are right where God wants us to be, for what He is about to do in our lives.
Father, thank you for where You have put me at this time in my life. Whether I am in a place of stability, or a place of transition; a place of prosperity or a place of want; I know that You are in control. Lord, help me serve Your purposes for today, no matter what is happening around me. Amen
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