Experiencing the First Christmas: Politicians

The election is over, but I think I might need some therapy. Between the over-the-top rhetoric from both sides about America ending if their opponent won and the fear these statements generated in people I love, I’m glad it’s over. Unfortunately, now the sides are forming ranks as those in power seem determined to continue the fight. In my fifty-three years, I’ve not known it to be different. It’s at times like these that I’m thankful for Psalm 2. The Psalmist says, “He who sits in the heavens laughs…I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill…Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son…Blessed are all who take refuge in him.” 

As we begin our Christmas series, Experiencing the First Christmas, we’ll go a bit deeper into the story and examine the experiences of the participants in the first Christmas. This week, we’ll consider the politicians of the first Christmas: Caesar Augustus (Octavian), Quirinius (Governor of Syria), and Herod (King of the Jews). All their political power, plots, and maneuvering against the Lord and His Anointed, played right into God’s sovereign decrees. Join us as we worship the One who sits in the heavens and his Anointed Son.