We love Jesus the survivor.

We love Jesus the survivor. Joseph was a carpenter, a house-builder, so he was not a poor man. Jesus was born in an outhouse or stable where animals we kept. Not because of poverty, but the hotel rooms were all full because of the census. Jesus was born and laid in an animal feeding trough as His cot. To show us all that even from such humble beginnings, we can all make it. Our past does not have to determine our future. We love Jesus because of what He did for us on the cross. We don't look at His humble birth and think - hopeless case, he will never amount to anything. We find His lowly start endearing and we love Him because He is a survivor - like you. (Luke 2:6-7)