Luke 2:4
Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
A key feature of this verse is the humility and obedience displayed by Mary and Joseph. They were willing to travel to Bethlehem, even though it meant hardship and inconvenience because they were obedient to the commands of the Roman government and to the will of God. This verse serves as an inspiration for us to be obedient to the will of God, even when it may not align with our own plans or preferences. If God was able to orchestrate the landscape of Israel, move the heart of Caesar Augustus, and choose the right young couple to raise His beloved Son, is He not able to act in our own lives? If the Holy Spirit was able to overshadow the womb of a virgin and cause her to conceive the Holy One of God to fulfill ancient prophecies, is He not able to guide and direct the lives of all His children who have been redeemed by His blood? In reading the story, let us be amazed and awed at how God works with precision and timing through varying political climates, economic landscapes, and individual and group lives to accomplish His redemption plan and to bring glory to His name in the end.
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 3:14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
John 7:28
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.