Dear Friends,
Amazingly the Holidays are upon us. We just passed through Thanksgiving, and I hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends, and Christmas and New Year’s is right around the corner.
The prophet Isaiah spoke these words several hundred years before the birth of Christ and they are some of the most powerful words in the Old Testament. (Isa 9:6 NIV)”For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” George Frideric Handle put this verse to words, “For Unto Us a Child is Born” from the Messiah. I think that this can help us appreciate the awesome inspiration of the power of these words from Scripture.
“For unto us a Child is born, to us a Son is given,” is the best thing that ever happen to fallen man. Literally for thousands of years after the Fall of Man, there was no way to reconcile man to God once for all. For years and years they made the animal sacrifices continually, but the Scripture says that the blood of bulls and goats can never take away the sins of man (Heb. 10:4). But PRAISE THE LORD! God provided a onetime sacrifice, through Jesus Christ so our sins can be taken away, and we can be cleansed, and we can be purified, and we can be a new person with a new heart and a new attitude!
The Scripture goes on to tell us that, “the government will be on His shoulders.” I believe this to mean that Jesus will carry the burden of being our King of kings and Lord of lords based on His love for mankind. That He would be the head of the church. One commentator writes, “This child is born to royal dignity; he is King of saints; his government consists in ruling in the hearts of his people.” This is an honor bestowed upon Christ by God the Father and Christ willingly accepted this weight of responsibility. I love the words to the old hymn we sing, “There’s a theme that is sweet to my memory, there’s a joy I cannot express, there’s a treasure that gladdens my being, tis the kingdom of God’s righteousness. Tis the kingdom of peace, it is reigning within. It shall ever increase in my soul; we possess it right here when He saves from all sin. And twill last while the ages shall roll.”
Finally this verse tells us, “And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Words make up languages. That’s all we have to describe our Lord and Savior. These words describe some of His attributes and supernatural abilities. He is KING of all of the words that we use to describe Christ. He is able to accomplish all of these gestures of love toward us because He is all of these attributes and characteristics. The Bible says He, (Eph 3:20 NIV)”……is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”
I hope that in the days and weeks ahead, that you will use the time to grow in Christ and that it will be an experience that will change you for the rest of your life. God bless you as you experience Christ and His supernatural love and concern for you and me.
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