The Stable

The Lord Jesus was not born in a stable due to poverty. No, Joseph was a worker. All evidence points to a man who provided well for his family.
Jesus was born in a stable due to circumstances. A Bethlehem swollen beyond its capacity to provide lodging – an arrival slowed by a near term pregnancy – no room anywhere, except a stable.
For Jesus to have entered anywhere else in Bethlehem that night would have meant displacing somebody. That is not Jesus’ style – not then; not now. His desire is to enter the hearts of a cold world. That is his desire, but He will not move someone aside and just enter their lives. He will never enter without a welcome, but when he is welcomed, those people receive the right to be known as the children of God.
The joy of Christmas is not that a baby came to a manger. The joy of Christmas is that a Savior comes into a heart. Feliz Natal! Merry Christmas!