She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

Devotion based on Luke 2:7

I have never met the President of the United States. I am guessing that you haven’t either. I have seen one of them in person. In fact, I was less than fifty feet from him! But I didn’t shake his hand or have any personal interaction with him. The President doesn’t know me. I don’t have his phone number. I don’t have any sort of access to him, and most likely I never will. He is guarded by the Secret Service. He meets with foreign dignitaries and ambassadors. He has an important job to do as Commander-in-Chief. And on top of that, he has friends and family of his own.

But Jesus is different. Jesus, the King of Creation, is not separated from mankind. He makes himself accessible to us. He comes to us through his Word and doesn’t just give us a gratuitous handshake. No! He touches our hearts. He knows your name. He knows all your worries, fears, and the problems that keep you awake at night. And amazingly, Jesus is never too busy meeting with “important” people. He is always there for you and me. We are his family.

You would think that someone as important as Jesus, as important as the King of Creation, would have been born in a city of prominence and have the finest accommodations for his birth. But Jesus is a different kind of king. He humbled himself and had a manger for his bed because his whole purpose for being born was to serve you and me. He took on flesh and gave up his life so that you and I could be his own.

As cool as it would be if we had the President’s phone number and could call him up for help with any problem, we have something better—Jesus, the King of all Creation!

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