Advent object lessons - candy cane!

This is another advent object lesson slanted toward our being prepared and willing to share the gospel with others. I hope you find it useful!

This is another inexpensive idea for witnessing; candy canes are readily available and pretty cheap, too! Tie on a small note or card with some of these concepts, and pray for each person that you hand a candy cane to.

The colors of the candy cane point to Jesus: the white stands for His holiness; He was without sin. The white also shows how God washes our sins and away, and makes us white as snow when we trust Him as our Savior.

‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’    says the Lord.‘Though your sins are like scarlet,    they shall be as white as snow;though they are red as crimson,    they shall be like wool. (Isaiah 1:18)

The red stripes on the candy cane are a picture of the blood that Jesus shed for each of us.

But he was pierced for our transgressions,    he was crushed for our iniquities;the punishment that brought us peace was on him,    and by his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)

Candy canes are not chewy - they're hard! The hardness represents that Jesus is our Rock and Fortress; if we build our lives upon our trust in Him, they will be lasting and secure.

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.  (Matthew 7:24-25)

The shape of the candy cane - it's shaped like a shepherd's staff, and the Bible calls Jesus our Good Shepherd. He watches over us and cares for us, and He gave His life for us.

 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." (John 10:11)

Know that the Lord is God.    It is he who made us, and we are his;    we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100:3)

Finally, if we turn the candy cane upside down, it makes a "J" for our Savior, Jesus!

But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. (Luke 1:30-31)

Finally, here is a poem that quickly summarizes what we've talked about. Perhaps this is a good sentiment to attach to the candy canes. I hope you will try this; let me know how it goes. I think it will work, since most candy canes are individually wrapped, they probably will be accepted and the notes read by the recipient.

Look at this candy cane
What do you see?
Stripes that are red
Like the blood shed for me.
White is for my Savior,
Who is sinless and pure.
"J" is for Jesus,
He's my Lord, for sure.
Turn it around
And a staff you will see.
Jesus my Savior
Was born for me!