At a Christmas pageant not too long ago in a church that chooses to remain unknown, the children were being lined up to go on stage. The kindergarten teacher quickly lined up four children from her class right as they were getting ready to walk in. Each carried a huge cut out letter. As they stood side by side the letters would spell "star." A mixup occurred and those present in the church nearly fell out of their pews as the four little performers took their places - in reverse. They spelled out "rats," not star. That's what happens when you get your priorities out of order.
Bethlehem teaches us about expectations, about signs, and about patience. God begins with a simple babe and humble surroundings and God works slowly and surely. But God is at work. Let us not lose hope. Joy to the world, the Lord is come.
But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:31)
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