Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was? John 7:41-42
Those that wanted to deny Jesus as Messiah did it based on the scripture – the lineage and birthplace.
What they failed to do was to get all the facts about Jesus Himself. They supposed He was born and raised in Galilee, not knowing of His birth in Bethlehem so many years ago.
They judged Him by what they knew, not by the facts!
Jumping to conclusions seldom leads to happy landings.
Throughout the day I can hear a bit of conversation here and another bit there. I will always come to some conclusion based on what I hear.
Or I see someone act a certain way. Perhaps they are stumbling around while walking. I may think they are inebriated when they may actually be having a reaction to cold medicine.
Often my conclusions are wrong.
There are a lot of people today that have come to a conclusion about Jesus based on partial information – a little bit of a sermon here or a part of a Bible verse there.
But when you read the entire Bible you will get the entire picture.
It will change your life. The more you read – the more you will change.
Abba, I want to know more about You. I want to know all about You. I want Your word to continue to change me and those around me. In Jesus name, YES&AMEN
All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). 
Temptation doesn’t end. It keeps on pursuing you, hunting you down, and trying to persuade you to fail.
I have been doing an email devo and recently quit sending it to someone. It took 5 days before she asked about it.
How much time elapsed between you hearing the Gospel and believing the Gospel?
Being a Godly man it is your calling and obligation to help others.
The building where CrossRoads is located is an old skating rink. It’s 100 feet long and 50 feet wide, more or less.
She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. 
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 