[Discoveries] 12-20-07 Quietness -- Luke 2:6-7

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

In the recent movie version of "The Count of Monte Cristo," the count 
makes a spectacular appearance to the elite social circle of his day. He 
arrives in a hot air balloon, complete with fireworks, dancers, dozens 
of servants -- all the fanfare you could imagine.

By contrast, the first appearance of Jesus seems like an entry of 
stealth. Tucked away in a Judean village, in a cave or a stable, a 
traveling Jewish woman stops to give birth to a baby. It seems out of 
place.

But Jesus' birth became a metaphor for His whole life. Years later, 
Pilate couldn't understand why Jesus didn't vigorously defend Himself. 
It didn't occur to Jesus to bother. He knew that He had no lasting place 
in this world, until He returns to take possession of everything that is 
rightfully His.

Today Jesus is being born into the lives of people all over the world. 
Again, His entry is mostly unpublished, unrecognized, quiet. Quiet. Sort 
of like the Joshua's first six trips around Jericho.

Someday the trumpet will sound!

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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