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Daily Bread

Born in us

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Bethlehem Ephrathah,… out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel. – Micah 5:2

During a visit to England’s picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon, I was struck by how a town’s identity and future can be affected just because someone was born there. Every year, half a million people come to visit the birthplace of William Shakespeare, whom some consider the most influential playwright in the English language.

And what about Bethlehem? With the birth of Jesus, Micah’s prophecy of significance was fulfilled: "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting" (Micah 5:2). Bethlehem is defined by Jesus’ birth.

Isn’t the same true for us? When Christ comes to live in us, we are changed. No longer just ordinary human beings, we become the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. Our identity and destiny are marked by Him, just as surely as a town becomes known for the significant person who was born there.

Christmas is a wonderful time to celebrate the presence of Christ in us, and the change He brings to all who invite Him in. – David McCasland

O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray,
Cast out our sin and enter in –
Be born in us today. – Brooks


READ: Micah 5:1-5


God came to live with us so we could live with Him.

The Bible in one year:


• Obadiah
• Revelation 9

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AVON

BETHLEHEM

BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH

BORN

CHILD OF BETHLEHEM

HOLY SPIRIT

ME THE ONE

MICAH

STRATFORD

WHEN CHRIST

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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