WEEK 3: Welcome to His humble abode
Sunday (Day 15)
VERSES: John 1:1, Isaiah 6:1-3, Revelation 4:1-11, Galatians 4:4-7
In the first 7 days of this study, we looked at the hometown of Jesus’ birth, the little town of Bethlehem. In the next 7 days, we saw the interactions that occurred in and around the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth. These next 7 days, we will move on to discuss where Jesus was placed after His birth, in a manger. This feeding trough was the humble home of the Savior that first Christmas morning.
To fully appreciate where Jesus was born, however, we must remember where He came FROM. Most immediately, of course, He came from Mary’s womb, but before that He came from heaven. Jesus has existed eternally. In the words of John 1:1, in the time that we know of as the beginning, the Word (Jesus) already was. He has always existed as the Son of God because He is God Himself, and God is eternal, knowing no beginning or ending.
That means that before He came to the earth in Mary’s womb and eventually to Bethlehem, Jesus was in heaven. So, the descriptions we see in the Bible of heaven in Isaiah 6:1-3 and Revelation 4:1-11 are descriptions of where Jesus resided before humbly taking His place in the manger.
Heaven is a place of opulence and splendor, inhabited by angelic beings worshipping God Himself. What a place! Imagine the most beautiful home you can imagine set in the most spectacular location on the earth, and it would look shabby compared to the glory of heaven.
Jesus has always been, and came forth at just the right time to make it possible that you and I might be adopted by God and invited to join Him in His heavenly home. Take a moment today to thank Him for gift of His coming to earth to rescue and redeem us.
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