Advent · Day 18 · Wednesday, December 16
Little Bethlehem
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you one will come out for me to be ruler in Israel, one whose origins go back to the distant past, to ancient days.
Micah names the town: Bethlehem, too small to count among the clans of Judah. From there will come a ruler whose origins go back to ancient days.
About seven hundred years later, when the wise men asked Herod where the king would be born, the scholars pointed to this verse (Matthew 2:5-6).
God could have picked Jerusalem or Rome. He picked a village. He still works through small places and people who think they don’t count. If you feel too small to matter, Bethlehem says otherwise.
Pray
Lord, you chose little Bethlehem. When I feel too small to matter, remind me that you work in small places. Amen.
Carry it today
Where do you feel too small to matter?