Let me start by saying that Jesus was not born in a manager as often people states. I had that spelling error on an exam last year. For that to have happened might have looked something like this:
Assuming, of course that father in the picture was some sort of manager. But even if you get the spelling right, and write manger, Jesus wasn’t born in one, even if the story in the Gospel of Luke was literally true.
A manger is feeding through. And nowhere in the story does it suggest that Mary gave birth in a feeding through. Now that you understand what a manger is, let’s move on!! The Son of God is laid where? In a manger, Oooh, PAUSE!!!! WHAT? Not in some royal palace?
Right there, it doesn’t matter where you born but what matters is who you become.
Why was He laid in the animals’ food through? Surely, God’s Son deserved a high-profile birth in the most elegant of surroundings. But, instead, God’s own Son made His appearance in the earth in the lowliest of circumstances. This humble birth conveys an amazing message of creation: the transcendent God condescended to come to us. Instead of coming to earth as a pampered, privileged ruler, Jesus was born in meekness, as one of us. He is approachable, accessible, available-no palace gates bar the way to Him; no ring of guards prevents our approach. The king of kings came humbly, and His first bed was a manger.