The Redemption of Messes

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

A teenage girl from a traditional Jewish home finds herself scandalously pregnant and unwed, thereby bringing shame on her family and the possibility of being stoned to death. Meanwhile, her fiancée must travel to his ancestral hometown for a government tax census. He chooses to marry her in the midst of her shame and takes her on this rough journey. As they arrive, she goes into labor. She's forced to give birth in an animal habitat. This is the story of Messiah's birth - the summation of a multitude of messes. Yet, it's through all those messes that the ancient prophecy of Micah 5:2 was fulfilled. God used it all together perfectly; their scandal, their tax problem, and the Roman government, to move this poor young Jewish girl from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Nothing was out of His control. This is true for your life as well. When you look at your life, it might seem like it's filled with messes. But as you love the Lord and follow Him, in the end, you'll see all your messes were just threads that He used to weave together a quilt of perfection.

From Message #579 - The Emperor, the Tax & the Miracle