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Advent Day 14: White Christmas
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Released:
Dec 14, 2023
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Thank you for joining Keys for Kids Radio's Countdown to Christmas Advent Activity! Read the story below, answer the questions on the cards, and send us a voice message with your answers! Then you could hear yourself on Keys for Kids Radio as we talk through each day's story!
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White Christmas
"It’s still snowing, Grandpa,” said Evan. “We’ll have a white Christmas for sure!” Evan had not seen much snow when he lived in the valley, but now he was staying with his grandpa in the mountains.
Grandpa nodded. “It makes the whole world look so clean, doesn’t it?” he said. “It reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses. Isaiah 1:18 says our sins can be made as white as snow. That happens when we trust Jesus as our Savior from sin.”
Evan nodded, even though he wasn’t really sure what that meant. “I like the snow,” he said. “Can I go sledding for a while?”
“Sure,” said Grandpa, so Evan bundled up and went out.
That evening, Evan enjoyed a mug of hot chocolate while Grandpa read the Christmas story from the Bible.
When Grandpa finished, Evan turned to him. “Grandpa, I was thinking about that verse you like—the one about snow. Didn’t you say my dad trusts Jesus as his Savior?” Grandpa nodded.
“So does that mean his sins are as white as snow now?” Evan asked.
“It sure does,” Grandpa assured him.
“Then why is Dad still in jail?” asked Evan.
“Well, Evan, for many years, your father didn’t want to have anything to do with Jesus,” Grandpa explained. “Just like all of us, he sinned, and he started doing some very bad things and couldn’t stop on his own. He broke the law, so now he has to face the consequences for what he did—even though He decided to trust in Jesus while he was in jail and asked Him to forgive him for all the bad things he did. Jesus washed all his sin away and made his heart clean, and your dad is a new person and will spend eternity with God. Even though there are still consequences for the wrong things he did here on earth, God won’t hold those things against him. In God’s eyes, he’s as white as snow.”
Evan thought about that. “I want to be as white as snow in God’s eyes too,” he said.
“You can be,” said Grandpa. “Trust Jesus to forgive your sins and make you clean. Then you can have a white Christmas—inside and out.”
So how about you?
Did you know that you can have a white Christmas anywhere in the world? Even if you don’t get snow where you live, you can have a white Christmas on the inside by asking Jesus to wash away all the wrong you’ve ever done. He died to take the punishment for your sin, and when you trust in Him, He will make your heart as white as snow. Trust Him today! Learn more at keysforkids.org/GoodNews.
Key Verse
Isaiah 1:18 "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow."
Key Thought
Trust Jesus as your Savior.
Further Reading
Romans 3:23; Psalm 51:1-4, 7
Send In Your Answers
White Christmas
"It’s still snowing, Grandpa,” said Evan. “We’ll have a white Christmas for sure!” Evan had not seen much snow when he lived in the valley, but now he was staying with his grandpa in the mountains.
Grandpa nodded. “It makes the whole world look so clean, doesn’t it?” he said. “It reminds me of one of my favorite Bible verses. Isaiah 1:18 says our sins can be made as white as snow. That happens when we trust Jesus as our Savior from sin.”
Evan nodded, even though he wasn’t really sure what that meant. “I like the snow,” he said. “Can I go sledding for a while?”
“Sure,” said Grandpa, so Evan bundled up and went out.
That evening, Evan enjoyed a mug of hot chocolate while Grandpa read the Christmas story from the Bible.
When Grandpa finished, Evan turned to him. “Grandpa, I was thinking about that verse you like—the one about snow. Didn’t you say my dad trusts Jesus as his Savior?” Grandpa nodded.
“So does that mean his sins are as white as snow now?” Evan asked.
“It sure does,” Grandpa assured him.
“Then why is Dad still in jail?” asked Evan.
“Well, Evan, for many years, your father didn’t want to have anything to do with Jesus,” Grandpa explained. “Just like all of us, he sinned, and he started doing some very bad things and couldn’t stop on his own. He broke the law, so now he has to face the consequences for what he did—even though He decided to trust in Jesus while he was in jail and asked Him to forgive him for all the bad things he did. Jesus washed all his sin away and made his heart clean, and your dad is a new person and will spend eternity with God. Even though there are still consequences for the wrong things he did here on earth, God won’t hold those things against him. In God’s eyes, he’s as white as snow.”
Evan thought about that. “I want to be as white as snow in God’s eyes too,” he said.
“You can be,” said Grandpa. “Trust Jesus to forgive your sins and make you clean. Then you can have a white Christmas—inside and out.”
So how about you?
Did you know that you can have a white Christmas anywhere in the world? Even if you don’t get snow where you live, you can have a white Christmas on the inside by asking Jesus to wash away all the wrong you’ve ever done. He died to take the punishment for your sin, and when you trust in Him, He will make your heart as white as snow. Trust Him today! Learn more at keysforkids.org/GoodNews.
Key Verse
Isaiah 1:18 "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow."
Key Thought
Trust Jesus as your Savior.
Further Reading
Romans 3:23; Psalm 51:1-4, 7
Released:
Dec 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (40)
Trailer: Hey I’m Zach, host of the Keys for Kids podcast and now the new Countdown to Christmas with Zach podcast. Starting December 1st, I’ll have a Bible-based story for you every day throughout the Advent season to help your kids grow in their faith. Then after each one, I’ll sit down with kids to talk about how each story applies to our lives. You can join the conversation too, with the Countdown to Christmas Advent cards. Ask your mom or dad to go to keysforkids.net/countdown to download the Advent cards. Each one has the same discussion questions from that day’s episode, and they give you the chance to think about them out loud with your own family. That’s keysforkids.net/countdown. Join me to celebrate the birth of Jesus this Advent with the Countdown to Christmas right here starting December 1. by Countdown to Christmas with Zach - An Advent Podcast for Kids