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swaddling GOD

Luke 2:7&8
7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."

Jesus is the Prince of Peace. The PEACE that Jesus brings us is NOT an end to fighting between people. Jesus brings PEACE between us and GOD. Jesus is the perfect representation of God’s character and nature. Jesus is our mediator, High Priest, and King! Jesus is the means by which God reconciles all things to Himself, making PEACE through His sacrifice on the cross. It's beyond incredible that the Creator came to save His creations!

AND!!!
When He came, He was not born in a mansion or a castle. He was not born in a big city into a family of movers and shakers. Nope. Our God was born into a scandalous situation, a virgin birth. Into a family that was poor and powerless. They were from a small town no one knew about. And, literally born in a barn, not even born in a home!

AND!!!
The birth announcement didn't go out in their equivalent to Times Square. Nope. The announcement was made in an empty field out in the country. The middle of nowhere. Only witnessed by a flock of sheep and their no account shepherds.
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