I must say that I am thankful that never in my lifetime have I had to go back to the place of my birth to be registered for taxes. April 15 is a tough enough day for most hard working Americans, praise God we don’t have to travel to hand deliver the money we owe to the government. Mary and Joseph weren’t so lucky. Not only was Mary great with child, and due to deliver at any time, her mode of transportation was on top of a donkey. Bless Joseph’s heart, he walked to Bethlehem, with a pregnant wife, to register with the government. He was part of David’s lineage, and the city of David was called Bethlehem. So they made it there. Ready to pay their dues, and Mary came due. Jesus was ready to be born in Bethlehem who would be called Emmaunel, God with us. They were at the right place, at the right time, and soon the right result of God’s great love manifested on earth would happen. Jesus came into our realm so that he could be with us, and we could be redeemed. What a blessed event, that rocked the world forever. Jesus came in a very unusual way to be very present in our lives. We get to be the beneficiaries of God coming to earth, so God could be with us.
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