Jesus has the power to do all things and His life on earth was one of humbleness and gentleness. To be gentle is to show love and care for others. In this passage, Jesus tells us that through His humbleness and gentleness that we can put all of our life burdens onto Him.

We live in a world where sin is living without recognition of, or having, a relationship with God. We are not perfect, but we can choose to live in love and let God change us. The challenge for us is to look to Jesus as we go about our daily lives in showing kindness and love to others. There is power in kindness, and in doing so, we are changing the world, little by little.

This Christmas season we have been looking at Faith, Hope, Love, Peace and Joy. All of these mean nothing if there isn't a relationship with God that goes on into eternity. This is the real Good News that God gives us at Christmas, in that He has sent His one and only Son, Jesus as our Saviour, and when you accept Jesus, He brings lasting Faith, Hope, Love, Peace and Joy.

In this passage we see the birth of Jesus foretold who would be called the Prince of Peace. We do not earn or get peace in our own strength, but God gives Himself to us, when we acccept Him, and He is peace. Peace is knowing that you can stand before God and not face His eternal judgement.

For the people who lived during Jesus's time, there wasn't a lot of hope. God had been quiet for 400 years, and the Romans were ruling over the nation of Israel. But then God sent John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus, the hope of the world. This is the same hope that we have today.