An Advent Reading: Our Father's World

Underlying what some take as mere coincidence or simply human activity, God's sovereign hand ordains all things...including the socio-political circumstances surrounding Jesus' birth 2,000 years ago. Barbara Reaoch wrote,

Only God has power so great as to create all the circumstances of Jesus’ birth just as He said. Caesar Augustus’ military power appeared to control the census that took Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. But only God’s universal power could create historic events so Jesus was born from the lineage of King David in Bethlehem, exactly as the inspired prophets declared centuries before.

Everyday Prayer is a blog posting daily Advent readings (like the above) this December.