<p>While earthly kings issued decrees for power, heaven wrote a decree of love. Into straw and shadow came the King who would bring peace, not by force, but by sacrifice. The manger is God’s declaration that love moves first — love crosses the divide, love stoops low, love pays the cost. Here, wrapped in cloth, is the heart of God exposed: not distant affection, but embodied mercy. This is the Treaty of Bethlehem, inviting us to receive the peace that God came to give through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.</p><p>Now, let’s join Pastor Brian as he takes a look at Article 2 in our Advent Miniseries, The Treaty of Bethlehem: The King’s Motive, from Luke 2, verses 1 through 7.</p>