Let Us Go To Bethlehem Series

Let us go to Bethlehem

Blessed and joyous Christmas to you, and to your family, and to your loved ones. I want to show you in today's message what Christmas really means, the fact that Christ gives us the blessings, will, and love. His life in us presents those three things: God’s blessings, God’s will, and God’s love.

The shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us. Luke 2:15

Let's go to Bethlehem. Can we say that together? Let's...

Down the hill, a few hundred yards from Bethlehem, a group of common shepherds were terrified at the sight of the angels because it's not a common sight. They had not seen it before, had not heard an angel talk before, they had not seen such a bright light. They were absolutely terrified when they were told that the very one for whom all of Israel has waited for thousands of years has arrived.

The first thing they said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem". And there they went and they found the baby there. And so they return back praising God for what they just saw with their own eyes. Seven miles away from Bethlehem, there is a big city, Jerusalem. Big in comparison to Bethlehem. It's not a big city as you can imagine. As you have probably heard before Jesus was born in the small town of Bethlehem.

This little village was a troubled village. It was a troubled village back then. It is a troubled village now to this day. But listen, please. Your life may be troubled like Bethlehem. You might be facing challenges that are insurmountable and you don't know how to deal with it. You may be seeing problems in your life that don't look good, that don't appear to have a solution. Maybe you're like Bethlehem. I have good news for you today. Just like Mary. Christ can be born in you today. Christ can come into your life and whatever troubled situation you're in he can be glorified in you, but only when you, like the shepherds, say, "Let's go to Bethlehem".

1. A Place of God’s Blessings:

Now, I want to tell you today that little Bethlehem, like your life, has blessings. God chose to be born in that little troubled village. Now, you would expect the Son of God to be born in Jerusalem. I mean, at least it's a well-known city. But he was sending us a message. He was sending all of us a message. His grace comes to the humble and the contrite heart. He graces the humble with his presence. See, God is not impressed with what impresses us. You might be down on yourself, and you might feel that you have failed miserably and you are so discouraged right now, but God wants to come on the inside of you to change all of that.

Bethlehem is also a reminder for all of us that God brings strength to the weak, that God gives value to the valueless. Why? Because we all, like Bethlehem, have blessings. God sees us with a great blessing. Perhaps, like Bethlehem, you feel insignificant. Perhaps, like Bethlehem, you feel you don't measure up. Like Bethlehem, you feel that you really don't matter. Perhaps, like Bethlehem, you feel that you've been passed by. Like Bethlehem, you may feel that you are down on yourself. Oh, but like Bethlehem, God can use you mightily. I know what I'm talking about. That's my testimony. Everyone at the sound of my voice, you're the place of blessings. City of David - Bread of House - Lamb of God.

You see, when God looks at you, he doesn't look at you the way you look at yourself, he doesn't look at you the way others look at you. God looks at you for what you can become. The Lord looks at you individually. There might be masses of people sitting here. No, no. He doesn't see it that way. He sees you individually, and he sees and he knows what you can become if you open your heart to him, if you open your life to him. He can see what you can offer him, and he sees what you can accomplish. The prophet Micah 5:2 "And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come of you shall come forth to me the One to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old from everlasting.” " Jesus said, "No, no. Bethlehem is a place of blessings". Listen to me. God did not come to Caesar's palace; he did not come to Herod's court, but he came to that insignificant little town. Why? Today we can see and you can see yourself have blessings just like Bethlehem.