we were cruising through the city. A car passed us at a terrific rate of speed. Immediately my partner and I took after it. We discovered a fran tic young husband with his wife in the rear seat. She was about to give birth to her child. We pulled ahead of him with the siren and the red lights going. He followed us right to the hospital as we pulled up to the emergency door. I ran inside for the doctor and nurse. But, it was too late. The baby was born in the back seat of the car. With one in such a condition, which was true with Mary, it could happen any time. The Lord Jesus could not have been bom somewhere along the way, for Mi- cah 5:2, pointing to Bethlehem, had to be fulfilled. The Scripture cannot be broken. This is also why the rul er’s decree went out. Christ could not have been born in Nazareth. The Bible is exact in every point. God’s hand is active in the affairs of men. Daniel rightly says that God sets up kings, and He takes them down. This can only give us added asurance that the promises of Scripture will be fulfilled for our lives. Christ said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Heb. 13:5). You can believe that. He will always keep His word. This old world has not seen the last of Him. The Babe born in Bethle hem, rejected by Israel, and nailed to a cross, is coming back as a mighty Conqueror and Lord of Glory. Just as the promise of His first coming was fulfilled so meticulously, so too will it be with His second coming. Chapter Eight God never intends for man to wander in doubt and unbelief. When it comes to the birth of His Son, He has given signposts to direct our thoughts toward the Saviour (Luke 2 : 8 - 20 ) . Appropriately the first witnesses to the Lord’s birth came from heaven. The angels worshipped Him. From eternity past throughout the future, Page 19
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