Thank you for continuing this
journey of The Gospel Project® for Kids. Once again, we are going to
break from our chronological journey through the Bible to celebrate Jesus’
birth at Christmas. Jesus’ birth is God’s solution to our sin problem. When
Adam and Eve introduced sin into the world, all of creation fell under a curse.
(See Genesis 3:17-19.) We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
We’ve inherited the curse of death from Adam. (See Romans 3:23; 5:12.)
Throughout the Old Testament, the
consequences of sin are obvious. God’s people were separated from Him; they did
not enjoy the intimate relationship with their Creator they were created to
have. God’s people were affected by sickness and pain. The situation seemed
hopeless, yet God did not leave His people without hope. Hundreds of messages
came through the prophets concerning a coming Messiah—One who would rescue
people from their sins. But when would this Promised One come? How would He
come? Would the people recognize Him?
The prophets Isaiah and Micah—who
both lived hundreds of years before Jesus was born—spoke specifically of the
Messiah’s birth. Isaiah told King Ahaz what the Lord would do. “The virgin will
conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). He described the
birth of a Prince of Peace—a Son of David who will reign forever. (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Isaiah said that He would be a King! (Isaiah 11:1-5) The prophet Micah named the
specific town—Bethlehem—in which Jesus would be born. (Micah 5:2)
God’s plan to save people from sin
and death was not a secret plan. God used the prophets to give hope to His
people. They said God would send a Messiah—born into the world as a baby to
live the perfect life people fail to live and die the guilty death we deserve.
Though death came through Adam, life comes through Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:22)
Through His death on the cross, Jesus finished the work for our salvation. In
Him lies our hope of forgiveness and eternal life.
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