UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN
For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
All too often when we read this verse of Scripture we tend to lose sight of the Majesty of what happened and how it happened. The Holy Spirit came upon Mary and she conceived. How wonderful and utterly amazing is that! In the physical reality so often we miss the Spiritual reality.
In the appearance of a tiny, loveable and dependant creature we can and do miss the concealed but loving independent, infinite Creator. The Prophet Isaiah brings us up with a jolt, when he tells us!
Unto us a child is born.
There is no mention of parentage or offspring. The glory of His birth will not be shared with, much less given to, earthly parents. This child who came from Mary was first and foremost the Creator from whom Mary came!
- We were created by Him who was born unto us.
- He who created the whole universe is now cradled in a manger.
- He who was born in a stable went from Supreme Majesty to sublime meekness, only because of who He is.
- He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last, and He must be all else in between.
- He is the Wonderful Counseller to a condemned and confused world.
- He is the Mighty God to an idolatrous world.
- He is the Everlasting Father to a dying and orphaned world.
- He is the Prince of Peace to a strife and war torn world.
- The greatest of all Christmas gifts is Christ.
- Sadly though, like so many Christmas gifts, He remains concealed, undesired, unused and unwanted.
- For most, the gift of all gifts, has not even been unwrapped!
Have you given thought to the Gift of all Gifts? Have you unwrapped this gift? Jesus is the child who was born for all of us. He came into this world to seek and to save those who were lost and ended up laying down His life for us.
He gave His life on the Cross of Calvary that you might live! If you have not received Him as your Saviour then you are lost. The Bible tells us that you will forever be separated from God.
Don’t wait until Christmas to receive Him. Do it now.
Ask the Saviour of the whole world to come into your heart and begin to live with Him and for Him.
It is our sincere prayer that, if you haven’t already done so, you will receive the greatest gift in all the world this Christmas and that the coming year will be one of joy and happiness as you learn more of Jesus Christ.