Christmas can be so overwhelmingly cute. There are cute cards, cute sweaters, cute cookies, cute animals, cute decorations and cute kids singing cute songs. Why is Christmas the epitome of all things cute? Probably because it started with a baby and babies are cute. Well, all except this baby. Jesus did not come to be cute. He came with warfare on his mind.
The Nativity Story
Jesus came to do battle with Satan and win back his sinful people. It reminds me of a song by Benjamin Britten “This little Babe so few days old is come to rifle Satan’s fold; all hell doth at His presence quake, though He Himself for cold doth shake. For in this weak unarmed wise the gates of hell He will surprise.” Luke never actually says the angels were singing “Glory to God in the highest” so perhaps we can think of if more like a triumphant battle cry than a sweet Christmas lullaby. Now I enjoy the Christmas cute as much as anybody, but it’s important to remember that behind all the cute is a Savior powerful enough to defeat the forces of hell for you.
Christmas Activities
Celebrate the wonder of the nativity story with your students this year using this loaded first grade curriculum supplement pack from Teach by Faith. It offers no-prep worksheets for the nativity story as well as many other familiar Bible stories. You’ll also be able to use mini books that explain special days in the church year and an entire year’s worth of memory work and activities to help your students dig into God’s Word.
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