Trouble and Joy: What a little baby brought to the world, By Kaylee S., with credit to her SS teacher, Rebecca

Trouble and Joy: What a little baby brought to the world

By Kaylee S., with credit to her SS teacher, Rebecca

Christmas!  I love Christmas.  When I go with my dad to buy Christmas gifts I get so excited because I get to see all the Christmas lights and decorations that all the cities put up, and a lot of the businesses have decorations and Christmas lights too.  Then I see a lot of houses have Christmas lights on, and a snowman, and more decorations… and the falling snow is so white and glistening… it’s just all so pretty!
Then I think about the birth of our Savior Jesus and how much joy and trouble it caused.  Joy for all the world and those people who will accept Jesus into their heart as their Savior, and the trouble that His birth brings to the unbelievers.
The power of God is a wonderful and fearful thing because we can see from both side of the fence.  First we have those whose heart jumped in fear about the birth of a baby.  A baby!!!
 
Mat 2:1  Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Mat 2:2  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:3  When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Little baby Jesus being born, brought fear to a King and a city.  How wonderfully awesome!  A little baby!  But, not just any baby, a King… the King of Kings who is going to rescue everyone who comes to Him to receive forgiveness from their sins, and eternal life!
But Herod was a King too, how worried could he possibly be?  Well, worried and frightened so much that he was going to kill this little baby.
Mat 2:13  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Mat 2:16  Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Satan’s plans to kill Jesus had begun but, on the other side of the fence there is great rejoicing! 
Mat 2:2  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:10  When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Mat 2:11  And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.


Rebecca my Sunday school teacher said that Jesus was the most radical and rebellious man that was born into this world, because everything that He said and did was in direct opposition to this world.  I remember when she said that I thought that was so cool and wrote it down so I would never forget it.  Radical and rebellious to this world’s system!
Today, we’re seeing people from both sides of the fence.  Those people who love and celebrate Christmas because they love Jesus, and those who are still following King Herod and trying to kill Jesus!  Praise God!!!