Thirty Second Devotions

Luke 2:1

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

We see God's providence in this verse. What had been prophesied in the Old Testament was being fulfilled. In Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel,
Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.". The birth of Jesus was prophesied to take place in Bethlehem.

Even when things are not going as planed, remember that God is the Master Planer.