DEVOTION – SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2010
Holy Land Devotional
Church Of The Nativity in Bethlehem
by Rev. Tom Austin, Deerfield UMC, NJ
Read Colossians 3:12-14
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity
From the outside, The Church Of The Nativity is very plain and ordinary. It is almost unrecognizable as a church. A doorway that is only 4 feet tall has replaced the once large and ornate entrance. In order to enter we had to bow down and lower our heads. Some had to almost get on their knees to avoid hitting their heads.
It was a wonderful reminder that the incarnate Son of God was born in a stable and was laid in a feeding trough. We need to come to Jesus in humility with our heads bowed and on our knees.
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