Jesus is the Christ

 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2.11

The Christ is the person chosen and sent by God to save God’s people 

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to slip into doing something wrong, but how hard it sometimes seems to do something right? God says we are all like sheep who wander around and do not listen well. Because we keep running away, it would not be easy for God to complete His plan to bring His people near to Him again. But God promised He would send someone to rescue us and bring us back. He would be a Saviour, Christ the Lord.

On the night Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the shepherds out in the fields were the first to hear the news. A bright light appeared in the sky and suddenly there were angels everywhere praising God!

It must have been quite a shock. Then an angel said, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.” Good news of great joy is what God's people needed. That is what Creation needed. This good news was not just for Abraham’s children, but for all people, for all families of the earth, just as God promised!

Jesus Christ is the sent Saviour, and that is just who we needed to rescue us from our sin. ‘Christ’ means the anointed one. In the Bible, kings were anointed with oil to show they had been chosen to lead. The Christ was chosen by God for God’s special job.

After announcing that the Christ had come, the angels gave the shepherds directions to the baby. Well, the shepherds wasted no time and quickly ran to find Jesus. They were amazed to see Him, the Christ had come! They started telling everyone!

When a person believe in Jesus, most people call them a Christian. Do you see the word ‘Christ’ in Christian? That is because as Christians we believe in and try to be like Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus told people about God's plan for the world, just like the shepherds. As Christians, we can be like Jesus and the shepherds and tell the good news of great joy. The news is not just for us! It is for all people. Unto us is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord!

This is what the shepherds saw and heard that night.        Luke 2.8-14

Can you think of a way to share the Good News of great joy?

What do you think is the most surprising thing the angels said?