The Birth of John the Baptist

We shouldn't ever think that Jesus just popped into history 2,000 years ago out of nowhere. Jesus is the continuation of a story that began a very long time ago with Abraham & Israel. With the birth of Jesus God is not starting over. God is keeping his promise to bless the world with the seed of Abraham and to rule the world with the Son of David. And in Luke's Gospel, he is telling the story of how Israel's Messiah became the king of the world. In Jesus Christ we are offered the forgiveness of sins, the promise of everlasting life, and the way of peace. This is the salvation of the Lord.