Oh, let the Son of God enfold you with His spirit and his love.

Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you,

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with the decree of Caesar Augustus as we pick up in Luke chapter 2 verse 1.

And now with today's message, here's Pastor Chuck.

Now it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus

that all the world should be taxed. And the taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria,

and all went to be taxed, everyone to his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea,

and to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,

because he was the house in the lineage of David,

to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, who at this point was great with child.

And so it was that while they were there,

the days were accomplished that she should deliver her child,

and she brought forth her firstborn son,

and wrapped him in a swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger

because there was no room for them in the end. Came to pass in those days. Those were the days

when the Roman Empire was being formed. Originally, the Roman Empire was being formed.

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