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."
There is no doubt that this verse of Scripture has been quoted and preached
many times since it was written. I'm not sure that I can add anything, nor do I
really want to add anything as I write about it this week. My hope is that as
we read this verse and think upon it that our minds will be stirred to a
greater appreciation of our precious Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ.
"For unto us a child is born." That in itself is a miracle. Solomon
spoke concerning the formation of a child in its mother's womb. "As thou
knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the
womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who
maketh all." (Ecclesiastes 11:5) Please note the word that is used in both
of these verses. God does not call this wonder of birth to be a fetus, nor
embryo, nor mass. No, He declares this person in its mother's womb to be a
child. When Mary went to tell her cousin Elizabeth of the miracle that was
going to take place, the actions of John the Baptist are described as "...
the babe leaped in my womb for joy." In these words, we see physical
action taking place as well as emotional and spiritual action taking place in
the unborn baby. Yes, I am talking about the sanctity of life that begins
at conception and should be treated as the second greatest miracle of all. The
first greatest miracle is that we are born again of the Spirit of God.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given." The miracle of
all miracles is that this child that was born was indeed "a son
given" unto us. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and
shall call his name Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14) We see the name of this
child that was born and the son that was given is "Immanuel". In the
book of Matthew, His name is spelled Emmanuel which is interpreted, "God
with us." This birth was different from any other birth that had
taken place before or since. This virgin's name was Mary and this child that
was born is the very Son of God, Jesus the Christ. Our Heavenly Father
gave His only begotten Son for a particular reason. "And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21) Today, I want my heart to be
settled upon this very One Who gave His life for me.