Prophecy Fulfilled, Luke 2:1

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. Luke 2:1

We get the privilege of reading the story of Christ’s birth, a special and unique passage to read. We see from our verse that in the days surrounding the birth of Christ that the entire population of the Roman world was to be counted. Meaning many would have to uproot themselves for a season and possibly travel long distances. We know though all this was to fulfill the prophesy of Jesus being born in the city of David and to help give that assurance to all that this baby was the Messiah. Think though of all that were impacted by this census that God used to fulfill His word surrounding His Messiah. Thousands would have had to travel and leave their homes to be registered; and God used it to fulfill His prophesies. What we see here is that sometimes God will move in grand ways for a very specific purpose. He was establishing His Messiah, yet in order to do that the whole world at that time was to be involved. You too may find yourself in the wake of a grand move of God. Where God is uprooting people, moving mountains, or changing seasons. This process isn’t always quiet and isn’t without being felt by many. All this may be for a very specific, pointed reason God has. When He moves in these grand ways, when these intense changes take place, and we feel all the impact of these changes, we must grow to trust God in all this...especially when we aren’t the reason for the changes. Meaning may feel the massive wake of what God is doing in someone else’s life. Meaning we may have to walk through a lot of difficulty and change simply because God was moving on behalf of someone else. Know in those seasons God still sees you and sees the way you are being impacted. While He is working in their life, your life is still in His hands too. Even in the wake of God’s movements, you are still going to be well cared for by Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more.

Mac M