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Mary, who is pregnant with the Messiah and Joseph live in Nazareth. The Messiah is to be born in Bethlehem. So God makes sure they arrive in Bethlehem by having Augustus Caesar require everyone to go to their ancestral home to register for the census. While in Bethlehem Mary delivers her baby. God’s plan is accomplished whether His people know the plan or not. Then an angel announces to some shepherds that the Messiah has been born that day and how to find Him. An angelic host praises God for what He is doing. Next we are told that Jesus’ parents follow the law by circumcising Him and offering the appropriate offering for a first born male. Jesus, the Messiah, is under the law of Moses. While there a man, who was previously told he would not see death until he sees the Messiah, holds Jesus and praises God, acknowledging that he has seen the Messiah and now may die. He Praises God. Also while at the temple a 84 year old woman sees the Messiah and praises God and speaks of Him. In all of this, everyone who knows that this baby is the Messiah, praises God for what He is doing, not only for the Jews, but for everyone else as well. Should we not praise God for what he has done. These people praise God for His faithfulness in the birth of the Messiah, we have the knowledge of not just who this Messiah is, but what He has done for us.