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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah 9:6    "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."

This verse is very familiar to all of us. We usually read it on Christmas cards and are usually used as sermon texts around Christmas time. The names of our Lord that are recorded here give us great comfort and encouragement when we take time to meditate upon each one. The Lord willing, we will look at each individual name this week, but this morning I want to look at them generally.

Let's look back at verse two of this chapter: "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined." We looked at this verse last Friday, but I want us to think about it in terms of today's passage. Isaiah prophesied of a great light that would shine upon the people who walked in darkness. We were reminded last week that the light is none other than our Lord Jesus Christ. Let's see what the Apostle Paul had to say about the light.  "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." (2 Corinthians 4:6) The darkness was shattered when the light of Jesus Christ was shined into our hearts. We have been given the knowledge of Him through God's enlightenment. 

 What does the Light show us concerning Jesus?  By way of that light, we see Jesus is Wonderful. He is the wonderful Counsellor who gives us understanding. The light shows us that He is the Mighty God and has all power in heaven and in earth. He is the everlasting Father Who gives us great comfort and encouragement. The light shows He is the Prince of Peace who stills our hearts as He speaks proper words into us. The light shows us that He is everything we need through each and every day. Let us look to Him and place our complete confidence in His mercy and grace upon our lives.

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