Luke 2:6-7 ” While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her first born, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

For Mary, this was her first baby…and for the world, it was likewise a new beginning.  For Mary,  it was her  first labor and delivery in rather dismal conditions.. for us, it was the gift of a new start.  It tells us in Colossians 1:15 that, “He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born over all creation.”   When that tiny baby was born,  the manifestation of God the Father came to earth to dwell among us.  And when Mary laid baby Jesus  in that manger, surrounded by livestock and hay, the preeminence over all creation arrived to light the way for sinners.

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A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1