“For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful,
Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
Christian, you have been given an incredible gift – Are you aware of it?
Imagine it this way, in our day of power packed electronic gadgets – many people have fascinating, multifaceted electronics…but only use the slightest fraction of their capabilities. Now the truth is, that many of the things these devices can do for us, are not things we really need, and thus to neglect them is not all that serious.
Yet, in contrast to this – what we really need as Christians IS found in Christ….and yet many Christians neglect what they ALREADY HAVE in Christ. With this in mind, today, I would like to ask you to look afresh at the wonder of the incredible gift we have in Jesus.
Here in Isaiah 9:6, God describes for us what is given to us by Jesus entering this world as a baby. This is the celebration that CHRISTmas is supposed to be about. In a very quick “tour”, let me walk you through the tremendous blessings that are ours in Christ revealed in this single verse.
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