DAILY?READINGS: Nehemiah 10-11; Zechariah 7; Revelation 15
Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11
From a human standpoint it was not Joseph and Mary that planned the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. It was the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus who organised it by arranging a census. He had no idea that he would set in motion history’s most significant life story. Son of Abraham, Son of David, Son of Mary, Son of God! His birth in Bethlehem established His claim to be the long promised Messiah—Saviour of the world. And in a coming day, King of kings and Lord of lords. —Drew Craig
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. —F. Oakley