Christmas: God’s Plan
That first Christmas was a major step in God’s master plan for being reunited with his beloved children. To celebrate, an angel showed up to a group of shepherds to say, “Good news! Things are going as planned.” The shepherds were very excited, so they must have had some idea of God’s plan.
- Savior = Deliverer – Rescuer
- Christ = Anointed one
- Lord = Supreme Authority
11 Today in the town of David a Deliverer (rescuer) has been born to you; he is the Supreme Anointed One.
This Plan Tells Us Four Things
1.God knows That People Need a Deliverer.
Why do we need a deliverer (rescuer) (Colossians 1:13-14)
We can’t save ourselves from our own and to our own sin.
He knows that in order for you or I to stand in front of Him in the throne room of God, we need to be perfect. Which means we need to be delivered from darkness and made clean by someone that is perfect. That perfect deliverer is the beautiful newborn Jesus wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.
- The Anointed One is Unique and Set Apart
- 3. Jesus says He is the Supreme Authority
In adulthood, as Jesus was starting His ministry, He read this same verse, Isaiah 61:1, in the synagogue and proclaimed, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Which means- “It’s me! I’m the super anointed
- You Are Part of This Glorious Plan.
