Be Home

Home for Christmas: it sings well, but for many it's just a dreamy thought. 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." (Luke 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 God's choice of a king for Israel: 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 men: man's heart - God's dwelling place ... home. Is your heart home to the Savior? I can imagine the shepherds' trip to Bethlehem, after all was said and done, felt like home. Will you go and see the God-Child and find Him home?  Be home in Him this season: Jesus Messiah.