December 21, 2022: Luke 2:16 - When You Seek Him, You Will Find Him

“And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.” - Luke 2:16

God’s plan for mankind will be fulfilled; no one and no thing will ever be able to prevent it from happening. Hundreds of years before the birth of Messiah in Bethlehem, the city of David, the prophet Micah wrote about it (Micah 5:2). How could that be, especially when Joseph and Mary were living in Galilee in the city of Nazareth, where Mary was great with Child? How could this be? The answer is God Almighty. He used a Roman Caesar, Caesar Augustus to declare at that time that all people in the world must be registered, everyone to his own city.

Since Joseph was of the house and lineage of David, he took his betrothed pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem, the city of David, to be registered. It was there in Bethlehem where Jesus, Christ the Lord, was born, fulfilling just one of hundreds of prophecies written about Him that He would fulfill.

The Holy Bible, God’s Word, is the only book ever written that prophesies events long before they happen and fulfills them with stunning accuracy. This is because the Bible is not just a book; rather, it is God’s breathed word given to chosen men to write down to tell the world of Himself, His plan for all mankind, including His chosen nation, the Jewish nation of Israel, and the Gentiles (non-Jews), and His gift of salvation from all sins for all who would believe in His only begotten Son, Jesus, Christ the Lord.

The lowly shepherds to whom the angels had proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ went to Bethlehem to see for themselves the arrival of Messiah. They found Him exactly where the angels said He would be - in Bethlehem, lying in a manger.

As God spoke to the shepherds then, He is speaking to us now, through His Word and His Holy Spirit. Are you listening? Are you seeking Jesus? If you are, you will find Him, just as the shepherds did, and your life will be forever changed, just as theirs were. ✝️