The Family Tree and How It's Connected

Well, I am finally done with this semester of school! Yay!

Anyway...

So, my favorite holiday is coming up... Christmas!! I just love the feeling of Christmas. The lights and songs. They just get you in the Christmas spirit and makes you feel lively.

You hear all over the town/city that Jesus is the reason for the season! This is true. Very true. We are celebrating the birth of Christ when Christmas comes around. So, of course he is the reason for the season!

Though Jesus is the main person we should be thinking about this Christmas season, let us not forget all the other people that should be recognized.

First, Adam and Eve. We wouldn't have needed a Savior to be born if it weren't for them.
Second, Noah. He was the restart of human life.
Third, Abraham. He was promised to have a great nation come after him.
Fourth, Joseph. He trusted God through his trials and was also in the lineage of Christ.
Fifth, David. One of the greatest rulers because he was righteous in God's eyes and also apart of the lineage of Christ.
Sixth, Mary. She bore Jesus and was ridiculed for being pregnant before marriage!
Seventh, Joseph. He was Jesus' father and stuck by Mary.
Eighth, Gabriel. He was the angel of the Lord that appeared to Mary and Joseph.
Ninth, shepherds. They listened to the angels and went to worship Jesus as a little baby just as the angels told them to.
Tenth, wise men. They followed the star to find Jesus as a young boy.
Eleventh, King Herod. He wanted every baby boy killed because he was afraid of his throne being stolen.

No, I did not name all the people that were a big part of the Christmas story, but these are some of the most known people. We always think of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds, wise men, and angels. We don't usually think about the others.

Why should we think of the other people? Because without them, the story would be different. The story could still exist, but it would not be the same. The way everything happened was because of the people from the beginning of time to the birth of Christ (and after). Shows you that God has a plan and purpose for people, even when they don't see it. It just might be for something later on in the future.

Just a thought I wanted to put out there.

God bless!!
Philippians 4:13