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Luke chapter 2 verses 4 through 7

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 and while they were there the time came for her to give birth and she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because

there was no place for them in the inn.

When you read this story in Luke about Joseph going up from Galilee from Nazareth to

Bethlehem because he was of the house and lineage of David, you realize every single detail of this story

is playing out just as God had said.

Every single detail.

There is no accident here.

Everything is by, in this sense, divine appointment.

You realize that Jesus coming, just think about what was happening in this story,

his birth, had literally been prophesied, promised down to the details for centuries.

As we think about the coming of Christ in this advent season.

Be amazed by the promises that led to Jesus' birth.

And not just his birth, but everything that flowed after that, his life, his death, his

resurrection all pointed to over hundreds and hundreds of years before he even came.

There is no one like Jesus, and just as we see all throughout God's word,

God's word always proves true. So indeed with the details of Jesus life it's all

happening just as God said. So, we praise you for your word, we praise you for the truth in it.

God, we praise you for your promises over centuries that came to fruition in the

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