The Nativity Location: Where Do You Call Home?

Micah 5:2 (NASB)
²  "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity."

 1.     Your Past Is Not Insignificant

 2.     Sometimes Your Forced To Go Back To Move Forward

Luke 2:1-7 (NASB)
¹  Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
²  This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
³  And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.
⁴  Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
⁵  in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.
⁶  While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.
⁷  And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

 3.     Glorious Eternal Homecoming

Luke 1:30-33 (NASB)
³⁰  The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
³¹  "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
³²  "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
³³  and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

 Matthew 1:20-21 (NASB)
²⁰  But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
²¹  "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."