There is so much richness in this one verse! The promised Christ child is born, a son is given... given by God as the one who will build the family name... the family of God.
The government will be on his shoulders... the place where the burdens of the world are placed... he will shoulder the burden of sin for all of humankind.
And what shall we call Him?
Wonderful Counsellor - - an adviser. The one who created all now steps into His broken, yet precious, creation to help us know how to relate to Him, each other, and His creation.
Mighty God - - powerful and valiant (bold, brave, and courageous) and Almighty God!
Everlasting Father - - a father who lives in perpetuity... for eternity.
Prince of Peace - - a prince... the head person leading. Peace = Shalom - - completeness, soundness, well-being.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. ISAIAH 7:14
How precious this day is when we've waited in
expectant anticipation for the coming of the savior!
expectant anticipation for the coming of the savior!
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) Out of his fullness we have a received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. JOHN 1:1-18
Today, we celebrate the day that God came to us! And we remember...
God always comes down.
God always comes down.
There is never anything that we can ever do
to turn that arrow around and make our way UP to God.
God came down in Jesus.
And God still comes down, in the bread and in the wine,
in the water and in the fellowship of believers.
God ALWAYS comes down.
Today, and every day, remember that the Lord who created you loves you beyond measure!
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore. PSALM 121
Shalom, you are dearly loved!
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