Making Connections Dec 21
December 21 Micah 5:2-5, Matthew 2:1-6, John 16:33 , Philippians 4:4-7 Making Connections: I love the power of God to turn the small into the great. Jesus is our majestic Shepherd-King, able to give us security & peace. And yet, His arrival & much of His ministry were in more humble circumstances than those to befit a king. His birth took place in the tiny town of Bethlehem in a stable. God did use the glory of the heavens to declare the birth of Jesus, and yet, the only ones who seemed to recognize it were wise men from the east. The very first people who came to worship the baby Jesus were lowly shepherds, straight from the fields. But in the same way that Jesus' majesty & glory arrived in surprising humility on earth, I think security & peace also come in surprising forms. Jesus is called the Prince of Peace, and the Bible promises peace to believers. Yet if we look at the lives of many of the saints, they were anything but peaceful. Our