While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 NABRE
“I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; your enemies will be right in your own household!” (Matthew 10:35-36 NLT)
God cares about you and me - for the same reason. "God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ." 2 Cor 5:21 NLT
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17 (NABRE)
10 For the love of money is the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains. 1 Timothy 6:10 (NABRE)
8 “And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked. Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.” 9 “My brother, I have plenty,” Esau answered. “Keep what you have for yourself.
(Genesis 33:8-10 NLT)
