The Bethlehem Candle: Love Prepared
Micah 5:2; Luke 2:1–7; 1 Peter 1:13–25
The Bethlehem Candle reminds us that love doesn’t simply arrive—it prepares. Before the cry of an infant split the night air, the hand of God had already arranged every detail: a census, a journey, a full inn, and a manger prepared for Majesty.
Nothing in the Christmas story is accidental. Caesar issued a decree, but God issued destiny. Bethlehem—small, overlooked, and ordinary—became the birthplace of the extraordinary. The Bread of Life entered the world in the “house of bread,” wrapped not in royal garments but in swaddling cloths.
Advent teaches us that God prepares the way for His love, and He prepares our hearts to receive it. The same God who orchestrated history for Christ’s coming is still arranging the details of our lives for His redemptive purpose.
