Isaiah 8-10, 2 Corinthians 8: 1-15, Psalm 127
Isaiah 9: 6 (ESV)
“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.”
Verse 6 from Isaiah 9 is another prophecy from the Old
Testament about the birth of Jesus Christ. This verse has been used in Christmas
music so it sounds so familiar. I love how the prophet Isaiah had these
different names for Christ which describe what God can mean us. God is a
wonderful counselor who we can turn to for advice. God is also a mighty God who
shows us how his justice in the world. God is also our everlasting father, the person
we can always rely on take care of us as a father does with his child. God is
also the prince of peace, whom we rely on to bring peace to the world.
I also love how Isaiah tells us the government shall be upon
the shoulders of God. If God has plans for each of us and the world, it makes
sense that government would also fall under God’s plans. We have to pray to God
that our government officials are led by God, either to mirror how God would
treat us or to be used by God to bring us closer to him through trials and afflictions.
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