DID YOU KNOW: The lambs that were sacrificed in the Temple, were raised in close proximity to Jerusalem, in a Little Town called Bethlehem. The very same place where Jesus, the Lamb of God who took away the sins of the world was born.

The bible records in Luke 2 that… “While shepherds watched their flocks by night . . . ” Not just any shepherd’s or any flocks, but the lambs destined to be offered up in the Temple of Jerusalem as sacrifices for the sins of the people.

That’s why the first ones to witness the birth of Jesus were the shepherds, because when a sacrificial lamb is born, the shepherds attend its birth. Not just any shepherd’s, but the shepherds of Bethlehem, the shepherds appointed to attended the birth of the sacrificial lambs. So the Lamb of God was born among the sacrificial lambs for the same reason, to be sacrificed in Jerusalem.

The plan of God was there from the beginning, and the Prophet Micah foretold His birth place  centuries before. The entire purpose of His life was a sacrificial gift of love for all mankind. His entire life, even from the moment of His birth, was orchestrated to reflect His love for the world. Jesus’s entire life was a living sacrifice, every moment a gift given, the incarnation of true love.

TODAY: Trust in the Lord with all of your heart as His master plan for your life is perfect in every way.