City of David

December 23rd – Micah 5:2

Micah 5:2

When people think about the miracles of God, they usually imagine the mighty deeds He performed through Moses. Fantastic and wondrous acts, leaving the people awestruck and amazed. And as awesome as those miracles are, often times God performs the most marvelous miracles using unremarkable people, in unremarkable places. Bethlehem, The City of David, was known for nothing more than being the birthplace of Israel’s king. A tiny city among the thousands in Judah, no one expected the greatest miracle of all to come from an insignificant city. Yet God chose such a place for the birth of the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ. And just like He did with Bethlehem, God wants to do great things through us as well. When we surrender to Him and are open to His calling, the Lord will use us to accomplish tremendous and wonderful deeds!

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December 22nd – Zechariah 9:9

Zechariah 9:9

When the Israelites thought about their coming Messiah, they envisioned a mighty, conquering, king riding in on a royal steed. Yet He came not wrapped in a royal robe, but dressed in the clothes of the poor and humble and mounted on a donkey. Why? Because Jesus came to conquer not through violence. But instead through love, grace, mercy, and His own sacrifice for His people. All to to fulfill the will of the Father, and the prophecy of Zechariah. So imagine the excitement and joy filling the crowd as they watched their promised Messiah entering the City of David as the as King of the Jews and heir to the throne. No wonder they couldn’t help but cry out in jubilation, “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest!” (Matt. 21:9)

 

 

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