Luke 2:1-20
This week in The Gospel Project® for Kids, our journey takes us from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
God had promised through the prophet Micah that the Messiah would be born in
Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2) Mary and Joseph, however, lived in Nazareth. But God is
in control of all things. Do you think it was just by chance that Caesar
Augustus called for a census? Did it just so happen that Mary and Joseph
traveled 80 miles to Bethlehem? God used a pagan emperor to bring about His
plan.
Imagine the shepherds’ surprise when an
angel of the Lord suddenly appeared. The Bible says that they were terrified!
But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good
news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today a Savior, who is
Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city of David” (Luke 2:10-11). The
people of Israel made sacrifices daily to atone for their sin. Finally, a
Savior had come who would be the perfect sacrifice for sin, once and for all.
Jesus is also Messiah the Lord. The word Messiah
means “anointed One,” especially a king. The angel told the shepherds they
would find the baby King in a manger.
The birth of Jesus was good news! Jesus
was not an ordinary baby. He was God’s Son, sent to earth from heaven in the
most humble of circumstances, “not to be served, but to serve, and to give His
life—a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28). Jesus came into the world to save
people from their sins and to be their King.
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