Today's message builds on the theme of our Sunday School Christmas Presentation today. Throughout the Old Testament era, God promises through the prophets that He would one day send a Savior-Messiah to make things right between people and God and to write His laws not just on stone tablets but on the hearts of people. He promises that the world would be forever different. On that first Christmas, God kept His promise in the birth of His son, Jesus - and as our world still is a long way from being free of suffering and pain, we eagerly look forward to the day when Jesus comes again to completely restore the world and us.