As decorations go up during one of the busiest seasons of the year, there is a buzz of Christmas excitement in the air. The elementary department is planning its annual Christmas Extravaganza and teachers are preparing Christmas-themed online classes. Students, staff, and parents are busy shopping, planning, traveling, and spending time with family. Though Christmas is a fun and busy time of year, we all know there is much more to the season than busyness.
The other night at the dinner table, my eight-year-old daughter announced that she had learned in her schoolwork that day how the whole Bible teaches us about Jesus Christ. We are currently studying the book of Daniel as a family, and her comment provided us with the opportunity to talk about how God used Daniel to point to Christ and the kingdom of God. Christmas also gives us the opportunity to think, study, and talk about how Christ's birth points to the kingdom of God and to the price that Jesus Christ paid for us on the cross.
During this busy season, it is valuable to spend some time in God's word reflecting on Christmas and its place in redemptive history. Such intentional study shows us that, in grace, God sent his only son into the world that we all may be saved.
Merry Christmas from the staff at Ignite Christian Academy!
Mr. Joseph Bakker
Principal