Be Home

Home for Christmas: it sings well, but for many it's just a dreamy thought.  Many folks are just content to stay home for Christmas.  Luke tells us Joseph went to his ancestral home: "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." (2:4).  The 92-mile journey was difficult for the young couple especially for an expectant Mary.  Why Bethlehem?  It was to Bethlehem God led the Prophet Samuel to find Israel's first [real] king (David) and with whom the Messiah's royal line began.  And, it was to Bethlehem where God would deliver His Son, to begin the reconciliation of sinful man to Himself.  Jesus came to dwell among men and to dwell in the hearts of men: man's heart - God's dwelling place ... home.  Is your heart home to the Savior? This touted most wonderful time of the year is a certainly wonderful time to be home in Christ. Be home this Christmas!