BUY
it wasn’ t the men of hard words and bloody hands who would rule the world, not in the long run. And it was this little child, the God who humbled himself, who would ride meekly into Jerusalem on a donkey as the crowds shouted,“ Save us now!”
Adapted from Praying with Saint Nicholas: A Christmas Devotional by Matt Mikalatos.
How different from the way the world thought about leadership. God chose a small, insignificant place and an unknown family, and he chose that backwater town and a young, unmarried woman as central players in the most important birth in the history of humanity. Nicholas learned how to keep himself small, how to be humble so that God would do great things in the world around him.
God, make me small. Make me humble. Teach me to be like Bethlehem... unremarkable except for the things that you do within me and through me. Teach me not to strive after worldly power, but to be content with the power that you provide in my life.
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Matt Mikalatos is an award-winning author, and a former missionary and pastor. He’ s the author of the recent graphic novel God with Us. He lives with his wife, three kids, and a very large rabbit named Bruce in the Portland, Oregon area. His most recent book, Praying with Saint Nicholas, released from Tyndale Momentum in September 2025. Christmas is his favorite holiday. 9