We live in a generation that loves to interpret the Bible in a way that fits their lifestyle. I have heard this a lot lately and even this week as I was talking to someone about the Lord when I was out running an errand. They said: “I just think God has such a sense of humor and that Jesus is displaying his sense of humor throughout the Gospels.” The notion being that Christ was a light hearted jovial Savior and wanted everyone to have a good time. We often don't have a clear picture of who Christ was because we often only see what we want to see. Even at Christmas time, we tend to place an overly glorious emphasis on it. Certainly the angels proclaimed "Glory to God in the Highest," the shepherds came and worshipped that first night, and later - the wise men came from afar. Other that those three instances the circumstances around the birth of Christ were at best mundane, often straining, and even terrifying. Imagine, living in a day where you had to travel ridi