Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 10

Jesus’ birth was as humble as our image of a dilapidated stable, but with the added delight that He really did come to dwell among such as us. He was born humbly, laid in a manger, probably right in the living room of a very humble peasant home. And this is where the Magi came.[1]

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From a messy family line, to a messy family life, to a messy peasant house. Why? Because that’s who this King was and is, as we saw on day 5:

God did eventually give them a forever King, but He was very unlike the kings of the nations of men. Jesus was a King who communicated the Fatherly heart of God for His people perfectly – concerned, caring, condescending to the weak, relentless in pursuit of the lost, etc.

This is a King of peace – a King all peoples can run to for life. Not just the poor and not just the rich; not just the Gentiles and not just the Jews. Everyone.

This entourage [the Magi] must have been quite the sight, bowing in their fine attire on a humble Judean floor. And as they do so, they expand for us the significance of Christmas. This was not just a local event, this was a global one.

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Jesus was born to be king, but not in a palace. He was likely born in a peasant’s home – and not in the capital city, but a lowly village. Jesus was born to be king of all, not just the upper echelons of society. And as the camel-carried entourage of foreign dignitaries shuffled in, it became clear that this was not just a king for the Jews. [2]

This Christmas, the headlines are full of attacks on Christians all over the globe, and increasingly closer to home. On top of that, it seems that the West is stepping ever closer to financial ruin. Wherever we find ourselves in the coming years, we can know this for certain: Jesus will be with us in it. From living in peasant houses, to proclaiming His Name before princes, God will be with us in Jesus Christ.

Let’s Chat

Take a moment, and let’s reflect on the headlines we’ve seen (either in the news, or the big problems in life that come to mind). God isn’t somewhere else in all this mess. And He isn’t vaguely involved. He is with us, with His people. What encouragements can you take with you this week from what we’ve seen in Pleased to Dwell about Jesus?

If you don’t know Jesus and haven’t trusted Him, maybe this is the week that you take Jesus Himself with you into this upcoming week, the presence of the promiser with you in all that happens.

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[1] Peter Mead, Pleased to Dwell,

[2] Peter Mead, Pleased to Dwell,