4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
The spotlight has now refocused back onto Mary and Joseph and their journey to Bethlehem. Why are they there? Because of their ancestry: both are from the line of David. God had appointed this place and this time for the birth of this Son. This event was something Theophilus, the recipient of Luke's Gospel, had not heard about: a poor couple in an obscure city, hours away from the limelight of Jerusalem or Rome, having a baby in a barn or cave. What kind of reception was this for the Son God had sent? This is the question we need to ask ourselves: "what kind of reception are we making ready for Christ to come?"
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