Micah 5:2 (NASB)
“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity.”
Devotional Thought:
Bethlehem was small, insignificant, overlooked—but chosen. God delights to bring greatness out of weakness. From Bethlehem comes the eternal King, proving that God’s plan does not rest on human importance but divine choice.
Three Comments:
- Gratitude remembers that God brings glory out of what the world calls small.
- Bethlehem reveals God’s sovereignty—He chooses what men would ignore.
- The eternal King entering history is the great mystery of grace.
Poem – “Bethlehem’s Gift”
A town too small for honor,
A place the world forgot,
Yet heaven marked its name,
And glory came in weakness,
The King was born there.
The eternal stepped into time,
The ancient entered the present,
The ruler of all creation,
Lay in a manger of straw,
Chosen place, chosen plan.
Gratitude rises from Bethlehem,
Insignificance becomes holy,
The small becomes eternal,
God writes His story there,
Hope is born in humility.
Prayer:
Father, thank You that You chose Bethlehem, a small and forgotten town, to be the birthplace of the eternal King. Your ways are not our ways.
Teach me to value the hidden, the humble, and the overlooked, for You often do Your greatest work there. May gratitude fill me that Christ, the Ancient of Days, was born in Bethlehem for me.
