“Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.” (v. 2)

I don’t know how many saviors you have looked for.

I don’t know all the would-be fix-all heroes you have tried to elect. I don’t know which gurus and talking heads you have trusted. I don’t know who it is you thought might heal your hurts and right your wrongs and renew your hopes.

I don’t know who you’re waiting for.

But One has come. One has been given. The One who was promised—not as a prominent prince with a platform from someplace, but as a Shepherd—has already arrived.

Whoever you’ve been waiting, and whatever you’ve trusted, look to Him instead…

…and live.

— Tyler