THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

This is truly the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!! The time when the SAVIOR is being placed in the earth for all that choose to receive HIM,  can.  I love thinking and putting this wonderful event in literal, today terms, because if this happened today,  this is probably how it would go down. So it could have happened this way, I wasn't there but I do live now.  Here is my version of this Wonderful telling of THE SAVIOR'S upcoming birth found in Luke 2, among many places.  So the powers that be, also known as the government,  said its time for all to pay taxes again.  Go back to your homeland, or the place where you were born and pay taxes there. Joseph, being from a small town in the city of Judea called Bethlehem,  needed to leave where he was in Nazareth,  and travel there with his soon to be wife, Mary. Mary was 9 months pregnant and ready for a delivery she was made aware of some months earlier by a Holy visitor who called her "highly favored, and blessed among all women" and told her not to fear, Luke 1:26-30.GLORY TO GOD ALMIGHTY!!!  Imagine at 9 months pregnant sitting side saddle on a donkey for many miles. I can imagine Joseph doing the spouse thing at this time for Mary:  rubbing her swollen feet, holding her close as they walked a bit, rubbing the large belly and cooing and talking to the coming child, perhaps carring Mary when needed, sweetly caring for the woman he believed in and trusted.The Bible doesn't say any of this,  this is the authors viewpoint. Joseph's job was so important  on so many levels because of the care, trust and protection this situation needed. They didn't know any more than what the Holy visitor told them, nor were there any manuals around about Savior birthing and raising. Joseph is one of the 3 people I want to meet in Heaven when the time comes.  Just a side note.  So they are traveling this great distance to Bethlehem and upon arrival in this small town it is very crowded. The streets, homes, and the inns are all jammed packed with people. Mary is having contractions and it is time. Joseph didn't panick, he is diligent and determined to find a place for Mary. He strikes me as a calm, sturdy, tree that is planted deep. What is happening above the surface has not affected him or deterred him, he is focused and set. So he found a place in a stable, and Joseph did what was needed to make it as comfortable as he could under the circumstances. He must have been the deliverer of the Savior, cause the Bible doesn't speak of anyone else being there. The God- child was born and Mary wrapped Him in cloths she must have torn from what she was wearing. Imagine for a minute the environment and surroundings the Savior came into. A stable is a place where horses, donkeys,cows, sheep(perhaps),chickens live and frequent.  They probably had prior knowledge about what is to soon take place in their stable. God is Creator of every living thing and He commands them and they listen and obey, Genesis 1: 1-31. They were the first witnesses to this most BLESSED event, but they couldn't talk.  The angel of the Lord told the shepherds who were watching their flocks, on this silent night,  this great news, and from there this news spread forth. Meanwhile Joseph is probably doing the spouse thing and now new daddy thing, caring for the two most precious things in the world. Bringing food and water to Mary and beaming with pride at being chosen to be the protector and caregiver to her and this BLESSED,MOST HOLY CHILD THAT CAME via HEAVEN.  The things that must be swirling around in his head at this time.  But they both trust and BELIEVE God and doubt has no place.  Praise GOD!! So as with the birth of a child, came the visitors and well wishers to see, but in this case all who came have a bit of knowledge about this most precious CHILD.  As we have today.  We know that as we celebrate this MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, Jesus is the ONLY reason. It is because of this ONE EVENT that we have CHRISTMAS and a worldwide birthday party. No other reason is there for such a large scale spectacle of a celebration as Jesus' Birthday!!!  You are special reader, but not even you can command such a celebration, and me, I know I am all that,  but not even that can cause such a hoopla. Not a man, woman, boy, or girl can be a cause for such a MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR AS THE SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE, JESUS CHRIST IS ALL THAT!!!!!  We celebrate for that reason, and what joy to see our SAVIOR  being raised by every nation, tribe, and tongue!!!!HALLEUJAH.!!! So as I end this pathetic, yet heartfelt  retelling of Luke 2, this is my  gift I offer to you. Be Mary, pregnant with a promise, if but to tell someone about Jesus, those are words that are full of promise, Be Joseph, protect the seed and care and commit to the difficulty in a situation, it wont last forever, let JESUS live inside, it wont be easy, but when you call HIM, HE takes all calls.  BE BLESSED IN THIS MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!  GOD BLESS THE READER.  Luke 2:1-52. I still love God's people.