Genesis1:3;3:15 Romans 15:13

2 Peter 1:21, John 3:16 John 12:44-50

Luke 2:1-20 Matthew 2:1-23

Micah 5:2, John 7:42 Romans 5:12,15

Jesus, The Living WordDecember 20-December 26

John 1:1-14

Jesus is the Living Word made flesh; the Word is totally true.

John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us...”

Christmas is a time for giving because the very first Christmas was the day when God gave His Son to the people on earth. Many people like to give gifts that they make themselves. They may make their gift just for one very special person. But God’s gift was for everyone who would believe on His Son, Jesus, and the way Jesus would give His own life on the cross. Before we can make something we have to find stuff to make it out of, but God just said words and the things He said from his mouth began to appear. God created everything this way. The truth is He didn’t do it alone. God the Father spoke the words with His mouth and Jesus, God the Son, did the work of cre-ating. Jesus did the wishes of His Father. In this way, God created all things. As other people were born on the earth, God looked for men who believed in Him and listened to Him.

Throughout history men of God wrote down what God said to them. This became our Bible scriptures. Some of the scriptures told about secret things that would happen in the future. These secrets are called prophecies and they gave men hope that the days ahead were going to be getting better. The prophecies were God’s own words. One of those prophecies was a promise that God would send someone to save His people on earth from the power sin had over them. So the people of God waited and waited and then after hundreds of years a savior was born just like God said. Jesus who was known as The Word in heaven entered the earth as a baby. The Word had become flesh and blood. Jesus did everything His Father said and did. Just as God had plans for His Son, Jesus; God also has plans for you. Jesus’ whole life was a promise to God’s people. Jesus obeyed God’s plans and those plans made a way for you and me to become children of God too. Jesus is God’s Christmas gift to us.

God’s Word is with me all of the time.John 1:14

I trust God to protect me.Psalm 91.11

I will share the good news of Jesus Christ.Luke 2:10

Father God,Thank you for loving me and taking care of me. Bless my church, Pastor Ron and his family. Bless my teachers for teaching me Your Word. I believe your love is flowing through me to other people. Help me to obey my parents so things will go well with me and I will live a long life on the earth. I will tell how great You are and how much I love You. I thank You that by Jesus’ stripes I am healed.

In Jesus’ name, Amen