That Messy First Christmas

That first Christmas was messy. 

•Mary was pregnant before she married. 

•Joseph had to be convinced by an angel to marry her. •They had to travel 94 miles—while Mary was around 9 months pregnant—to pay taxes!

•There was no room for them. 

•They had to stay in a barn. 

•Mary went into labor—in a barn—with no midwife. 

•It was dirty and smelled like animals. 

•They had no bed for Jesus. 

•Dirty shepherds arrived soon after Jesus’ birth. 

It was all messy. 

But…praise God! It reassures me that Jesus will show up in my messy and your messy. He didn’t arrive in a palace making Him inaccessible to you and me. He showed us that we can come to Him just as we are. 

That first Christmas was messy, for sure. But it was also miraculous and filled with wonder. And when Jesus steps into your messy?  You can expect the same.  Jesus came into the messy to rescue you and me.