God’s instructions are always clear and true!

Luke 2: 1 – 24


All of us go through times where we have difficulty hear God. We wonder if there is some encrypted message that we are missing. We need to always remember God knows us, He knows us better than we know ourselves. When He speaks or relays some message to us it is always in a way that we can understand it. We can especially trust His Word to be true and accurate.

For many years there was a general mistrust among scholars as to this opening statement by Luke regarding Jesus birth. As far as many historians understood Quirinius was governor. Until 40 years ago the timeline was all wrong Quirinius was governor of Syria from 6 A.D. However the census that the Romans took really happen between 8 B.C. and 6 B.C. How could he have been governor and Joseph and Mary be forced to travel to Bethlehem for the census. Recent documents found that Quirinius was appointed governor twice, once from 7 – 6 B.C. and the second from 6 A.D. In case you are curious, our calendar is off because of some faulty math by the monks who developed our calendar system. In other words if we really wanted to set our calendar to Christ birth then this is actually 2016 or 17 now. So much for the 2012 Mayan end time prophecy!

Another detail to look at is the angels gave the shepherds two important details. First, the baby would be in swaddling clothes. This meant the child had literally just been born; they weren’t to look for a toddler. They would find a newborn baby. Second the child would be in a stable. God made it very clear for shepherds to understand. “You guys are shepherds, I put the baby in a place you would feel comfortable and be familiar with and by the way, it is a new born baby!” It made their search easier and very specific.

God always makes it so we can understand his instructions and trust them. Remember, Satan is the author of confusion. God is always clear; He wants us to understand His instruction. He has a plan and purpose for us to change the world.

What has He been speaking to you? You may have to walk it out a bit as the shepherds did but when you find it there will be no doubt in your mind. Trust Him look for the direction. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “Seek first my kingdom and my righteousness and all of these things will be added to you.” When God gives an instruction, vision, or dream, as we seek him he will clearly direct us to the clarity. Seek Him for clarity today. The more you get to know someone the more you understand them. The same is true with God.