Thursday, the 3rd Week of Advent: Some Musings on THAT day

It's Thursday, the third week of Advent and as I read this morning, I found myself thinking of the difference between the world as we see it, or as it is presented to us each day, and the world that God is at work in.

Remember the story as Luke's Gospel unfolds it?

Luke 2:1-7
¹  In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
²  This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
³  And all went to be registered, each to his own town.
⁴  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,
⁵  to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
⁶  And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
⁷  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.

The world around us is loud, boisterous, full of bombastic powerful people: Some are Politicians, some are stars, some are athletes.  It is always on the edge of drama…

·         Armies at war

·         Disease

·         Disasters

We are surrounded and reminded every day that things are terrible and only going to get worse unless we, or somebody powerful, a leader, comes and does something about it.

I can imagine on THAT day...THAT day that Mary, Joseph had to resort to a manger stall because the inn was full...THAT day where Bethlehem was filled with visitors who had come back because of Caesar's Tax/Census decree...THAT day the conversations were filled with lots of talk about the powerful, the rich, the important, the noticed...

BUT

On THAT day - as in every day that has ever been - a baby was born. Babies being born are usually certainly loud, but humble. The miracle of birth has made me cry several times.

Jesus came without fanfare

Not in a Palace

Not in acclaim

Not to the rich and powerful

But to a young woman, her faithful husband, AND

The World of the rich, powerful, famous...knew nothing about it.

That seems to be God's way - to take the humble, the not-so-loud, the serving and willing heart people and quietly, but certainly, keep building His Kingdom.

Would love to have you be part of that.