Unto Us A Child

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 the sacrificial gift of Yourself that You gave to us when You came into our world as a baby, lived a sinless life, took our sin and died for us to win the victory over sin and death for us, so that we could forever live with You in freedom, peace and joy.

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 the sacrificial gift of Yourself that You gave to us when You came into our world as a baby, lived a sinless life, took our sin and died for us to win the victory over sin and death for us, so that we could forever live with You in freedom, peace and joy.

In Your Holy and Glorious Name, Amen.