ISAIAH 9 : 6
6 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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO REASON WITH YOU ON THE THOUGHT
( A CHILD IS BORN AND A SON IS GIVEN )
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
AS WE CELEBRATE THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST
A TIME WE HONOR THAT WHEN GOD BECAME FLESH AND WALKED AMONG MEN
John 1:14 (KJV)
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
ISAIAH REMINDS US IN THE TEXT 700 PLUS YEARS BEFORE THE HISTORIC EVENT EVEN HAPPEN
THAT THE MESSIAH WILL COME AS GOD/ MAN
BECAUSE HIS HUMANITY AND DEITY WE`RE PERDICTED BY THE PROPHETS
IN OTHER WORDS
WHEN HE SAYS A CHILD IS BORN
HE REFERING TO JESUS HUMANITY
BY LETTING US KNOW
THAT THE MESSIAH WOULD COME TO EARTH AS A CHILD BORN THROUGH THE CONCEPTION OF A WOMAN
BUT NOT ONLY DOES HE LET US KNOW THAT A CHILD IS BORN
BUT HE ALSO SAYS A SON IS GIVEN
TO REVEAL TO US THE DEITY OF THE MESSIAH
AND WHEN HE SAYS IS GIVEN
WHICH LITERALLY MEANS --TO BE DELIVERED UP
TO REMIND US
THAT JESUS CAME INTO THIS WORLD TO DELIVER HIMSELF UP AS A RAMSON FOR OUR SINS
IN OTHER WORDS
*ON HIS MAMA SIDE HE WAS BORN AS A BABY
BUT ON HIS DADDY SIDE HE WAS BORN KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
*ON HIS MAMA SIDE HE DRANK WATER
BUT ON HIS DADDY SIDE - HE WALK ON WATER
AND HE DID`NT WALK ON THE WATER SO THE DICIPLES COULD SEE HIM WALK ON WATER
BUT LET ME SUGGEST TO YOU THIS CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING THAT
HE WALK ON THE WATER SO THE WATER COULD SEE IT`S CREATOR
ON MAMA SIDE HE HAD TO WALK THROUGH A DOOR
BUT ON HIS DADDY SIDE HE IS THE DOOR THAT LEADS TO EVERLASTING LIFE
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BUT EVEN WHEN WE GO BACK TO THE 7TH CHAPTER ISAIAH
Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
THATS WHY JOHN REVEALS TO US IN JOHN 3:16
THAT JESUS IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL
BECAUSE WHEN YOU READ (AMP) VERISION OF John 3:16
NOTICE WHAT IT SAYS
16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.
AND THE VERY THOUGHT OF SUCH A MIRACULOUS EVENT STILL STAGGERS THE MIND OF HUMANITY TODAY
BUT AS WE REFLECT BACK ON THIS HISTORIC EVENT IN HUMAN HISTORY
IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT
ON THE NIGHT THAT CHRIST WAS BORN GABRIEL THE ANGEL
APPEARED TO THE SHEPHERDS AND REAFFIRM THE WORDS SPOKEN BY ISAIAH
FOR GABRIEL TELLS THE SHEPHERDS
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord”
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WELL NOT ONLY DOES ISAIAH REVEALS JESUS HUMANITY AND DIETY
BUT HE ALSO LETS US KNOW THAT THE GOVERMENT SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDERS
AND THIS PHARSE ENCOMPASSES 2 GREAT TRUTH
THE FIRST ONE IS -
JESUS WAS GOD GIFT TO THE WORLD
WHO DIED FOR OUR SINS
PLACE IN A BORROWED TOMB
BUT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING GOT UP WITH ALL POWER IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IN HIS HANDS
SECONDLY IT REVEALS
JUST LIKE HE ACCENDED BACK TO HEAVEN 40 DAYS AFTER THE RESSURECTION
HE`S COMING BACK NOT AS THE LAMB OF GOD
BUT AS THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH TO REIGN AND RULE THE WORLD
(COME A LITTLE CLOSER -FOR THOSE OF US WHO NEVER COME TO BIBLE )STUDY
THE FIRST TIME HE CAME AS A SAVIOR
AND HE WILL RETURN AS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS TO CONQUER
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THEN ISAIAH SAYS
AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED
WONDERFUL,
COUNSELLOR,
THE MIGHTY GOD,
THE EVERLASTING FARTHER,
THE PRINCE OF PEACE,
IN OTHER WORDS HE LET`S US KNOW THAT
* JESUS IS A PHYSICIAN WHO HAS NEVER LOST A PATIENT
*A CAPTIAN WHO HAS NEVER LOST A BATTLE
*A TEACHER WHO PERFECTLY EQUIPS EVERY STUDENT
*A PREACHER WHO ALWAY PREACHES THE RIGHT MESSAGE
*A MUSICIAN WHO ALWAY PLAYS THE RIGHT NOTE
*A SAVIOR WHO COMPLETELY SAVES ALL WHO PUT THER FAITH IN HIM
*A MASTER WHO ALWAYS LEAD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
* A COUNSELOR WHO ALWAYS GIVES THE RIGHT ADVICE
WELL IN THE FAMOUS WORDS OF THE LATE DR LEROY BULLOCK
(AS I GO TO MY SEAT )
I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT JESUS IS STILL THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
YOU SEE IN THE BOOK GENESIS
JESUS IS THE BEGINNING BEFORE THE BEGINNING STARTED TO BEGIN
IN EXODUS ---HE IS OUR PASSOVER LAMB
IN LEVITICUS HE IS OUR HIGH PRIEST
IN NUMBERS HE IS THE LIFTED UP ONE
IN DEUTERONOMY HE IS OUR DELIVERER
IN JOSHUA HE IS OUR BATTLE AXE
IN 1ST & 2ND SAMUEL –KINGS AND
CHRONICLES HE IS------- OUR KING
IN EZRA-NEHEMIAH AND ESTHER HE IS OUR RESTORER
IN JOB HE IS OUR REDEEMER
IN PSALMS HE IS OUR ALL AND ALL
IN PROVERBS -ECCLESIASTES AND SONG OF SOLOMON HE IS OUR WISDOM
IN ISAIAH HE IS THE PROMISE MESSIAH
IN JEREMIAH AND LAMENTATION HE IS OUR BALM IN GILEAD
IN EZEKIEL HE IS OUR WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHEEL
IN DANIEL HE IS A STONE HEWD OUT OF STONE
IN NAHUM—HABAKKUK—AND ZEPHANIAH ---HE IS
------ OUR STRONGHOLD IN A TIME OF TROUBLE
IN HAGGI—ZECHARIAH AND MALACHI HE IS------THE SON OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
I`M TALKING ABOUT MATTHEWS KING
MARK`S SUFFERING SERVANT
LUKE`S GREAT PHYSICAN
JOHN WORD MADE FLESH
ACTS COMING OF THE HOLY GHOST
IN PAULINE`S LETTERS HE TELL US HOW LIVE AS CHRISTIANS
IN THE GENERAL LETTERS HE TELLS US HOW TO HAVE FAITH IN THE MIDIST OF SUFFERING
IN REVELATION HE IS THE ONE COMING BACK------FOR A CHURCH WITHOUT SPOT OR BLEMISH
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
AIN`T HE ALRIGHT
AIN`T HE BEEN GOOD TO YOU
CAN I TELL YOU HOW I KNOW HE`S ALRIGHT
BECAUSE GOD SO LOVE THE WORLD
THAT HE PUT HIS SON ON HEAVENS ELEVATOR
SENT HIM DOWN THRU 42 GENERATIONS
AND THE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS A VIRGIN NAME MARY
BORN IN BETHELHEM
REARED IN NAZARETH
BAPTIZE IN THE JORDAN
TEMPTED IN THE WILDERNESS
BETRAYED BY ONE OF HIS ON
LED UP A MOUNTIAN CALL CALVARY
NAILED TO AND OLD RUGGED CROSS
DIED ON THAT CROSS FOR YOUR SINS AND MINE
PLACE IN BORROWED TOMB
BUT IM GLAD THAT NOT HOW THE STORY END
BECAUSE EARLY-EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
HE GOT UP WITH ALL POWER IN HIS HANDS
I`M TALKING ABOUT JESUS
-MARY`S LITTLE BABY
-JOSEPH STEP SON
-JAMES AND JUDE AND SIMON BIG BROTHER
-ZACHARIAS AND ELISABETH SAVIOR
-JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS HIS FORUNNER
-JESUS –THE APPLE OF GOD`S EYE WHO IS FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH
-A LIGHT IN A DARK SITUATION
AWAY OUT OF NO WAY
