Daily Reading: Luke 2:1-7
Big Idea This Week:
Experience Jesus. Share Your Story. Go Back Changed.
Questions to think about:
I’ve always been impressed with Nelson Mandela’s story. During the memorial service of the former South African president in 2013, the television displayed kings, presidents, celebrities, and prime ministers all attending. People praised him as one of the last great 20th-century leaders in the world.
In 1962, Mandela was arrested for working against the apartheid regime in South Africa. He was imprisoned for 27 years. But in his obscure, small jail cell, Mandela began to set in place the building blocks of a peaceful revolution.
That follows the Lord’s style. Luke explains how God’s revolution began in a country town with an average young couple expecting a child in the midst of the Roman Empire. Jesus was then born in a cattle stall during a census ordered by the Roman caesar.
God began his revolution in a quiet, unannounced way. He picked Joseph and Mary, who was pregnant through the Holy Spirit, to bear and raise the child who would become the Savior of the world. Joseph’s bloodline traced back to King David, so they went to Bethlehem for the census. Mary’s delivery time was near, so they urgently looked for a guest room where she could have the child. The revolution was quietly beginning, and the “powerful” didn’t notice.
The revolution continues now as we have the opportunity to experience Jesus, share our story and go back changed. One easy way to participate in the revolution is to pick one person you can invite to our Christmas Services next Sunday, December 22nd.
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