It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas?

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – well maybe not in the weather here in San Antonio, but certainly in the stores and malls. The big build up to Christmas is on full speed at this time and many people will be shopping, traveling, and celebrating.

The first Christmas was a busy time as well. Caesar had demanded that a census be taken and so everyone had to go to their hometown in order to be counted. That meant that a young couple named Joseph and Mary had to make the trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

Their trip was complicated by the fact that Mary was pregnant and when they arrived in Bethlehem all the rooms were filled. Joseph and Mary were forced to stay in a barn and that’s where their son was born.

That was the humble birthplace of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He humbled Himself and became a man to die in our place.