Good Morning All!
Isaiah 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son
is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
When any parent first finds out that a
child is on the way, they usually begin to dream of what that child will do or
become. Depending on their own personal
likes, hobbies, or goals; w set big sights for our children. Maybe he will be president or a Nobel Prize
winner. Maybe she will be the doctor to
cure cancer or become Miss America.
Maybe he will win the Heisman Trophy or pitch the winning game in the
World Series. We all have dreams and
goals for our children. I doubt if they
ever quite reached this level.
As God was telling his prophets who was to
come and save the nation of Israel, He laid out some incredible actions and
achievements. There are many reasons for
this. First, no mere human could ever
accomplish these. The government will be
upon his shoulders, he will be called Mighty God; these demand more than what
any human could ever imagine trying. Yet
it also requires that a man do it. This
is part of Jesus’ two natures. He was
both true God and true man.
Jesus had to be true God in order that his
death would be sufficient to pay the debt of all our sins. He had to be true man in order to suffer and
die. He was true man in order to live
under the law, the same conditions which we live under. As true man, Jesus lived the life of a
common, ordinary man. He didn’t receive
preferential treatment; he wasn’t spared any of the struggles of everyday
life. He watched as the Romans abused
his friends, his family, and his religion.
He maybe even experienced some of this himself. The weight of the whole world was on his
shoulders.
As we live our life, as we muddle through
the battles and the struggles of our life, it is easy to lose hope. The devil loves it when we lose hope. The more hopeless that state of mankind, the
happier the devil is. So, Jesus came and
beat the devil, beat the devil at his own game.
Jesus lived the life of every man of every common man and because he was
true God as well; he defeated the devil.
He is Mighty God; He is Prince of Peace.
We have true peace with God. We
have true hope with God.
The beauty of this is that God never stops
coming to us with his peace and hope. He
comes over and over with his amazing grace.
He comes as a loving Father, desiring to give us all that we need. He brings to us peace always drawing us back
to him so that we can live in his holy peace.
Dear Father, you
graciously sent your Son to redeem us and to claim us back as your own. We give you thanks for this blessed
gift. Keep us in your arms and dear
care. Hold us close to your heart. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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