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 (NKJV)
Immanuel, God With Us,
Thank You for coming into our world as a baby, living a sinless life, taking our sin on Yourself, and dying in our place to gain, for us, the victory over sin and death—so that we could find our life in You!
You were born into the
world, through a virgin girl—to be fully human—and You were conceived in her
womb, by the Holy Spirit, as the Son of God—to be fully God—and sent to a world
in desperate need of a Savior.
You brought a new
government, a new covenant—perfect and just in all its ways—that would rest on
Your shoulders, and not our own, so that it would never end.
You are my Wonderful Counselor—awesomely
wonderful in all Your ways and perfectly wise in all Your counsel.
You are my Mighty
God—strong and powerful on my behalf, protecting me from my enemies, preserving
me with Your mighty right hand and never letting me slip from Your loving grip.
You are my Everlasting
Father—the One who gave life itself
in the beginning, the One who gave life to
me when I was conceived in my mother’s womb, and the One Who gives me life forevermore in You.
You are my Prince of
Peace—as in You alone do I find that peace that is far greater than I can
understand, when I humbly submit myself to Your will for me.
Thank You for coming into our world as a baby, living a sinless life, taking our sin on Yourself, and dying in our place to gain, for us, the victory over sin and death—so that we could find our life in You!
In Your Most Holy and
Glorious Name, Amen.
