Last week we heard how Zechariah who did not beleive the angel when he told Zechariah that his son would be John the Baptist and help get the people of Israel ready for the Messiah.
I hope you had an opportunity this weekend to come out and see our Living Nativity. We had a great time and there were a lot of cars that drove through the hear and see the story of Jesus' birth. This week in KidQuest we are going to learn about the birth of Jesus as well. We hope you use this blog to talk about the birth of Jesus in your home this week. The HomeFront Weekly has a great game/activity for you to play in the car as you travel. This game will make it very easy to start a conversation about the birth of Jesus.
Old Testament prophecies describe the Messiah as a Ruler who will bring peace to Israel and the nations. The word for peace in the Greek is Eirene, which translates in Hebrew as Shalom. In the Bible, “peace” refers to more than the lack of conflict; it encompasses the actions one undergoes to bring about restoration and wholeness. This understanding of peace is completely different from the pax romana under Augustus at the time. To the Romans, “peace” meant the subjugation of their enemies and the establishing of order. In short, the pax romana was not real peace at all.
Without Christ, the world cannot find peace. Romans 3:16–17 tells us, “Ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know.” In Jesus’ kingdom, peace reigns for everyone who believes. God’s Son brought peace through humility. His peace restores the relationship between God and humans, broken when sin entered the world (Genesis 3:16–19). And those who participatein the kingdom life have the responsibility to use their lives, gifts, and resources to be ambassadors of God’s peace.
We pray we are helping equip you to be one of those ambassadors this Christmas!
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