“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6
British Baptist minister Charles Spurgeon, 1834-1892:
“Beloved, there are a thousand things in this world that are called by names that do not belong to them; but … I must announce at the very opening that Christ is called Wonderful because He is so…. Gather up your thoughts, my brethren, … and center them all on Christ, and you will soon see how wonderful He is….
“For a moment remember that He who became an infant of a span long, was no less than the King of ages, the everlasting Father, who was from eternity and is to be to all eternity…. The Eternal of ages … becomes an infant…. There have been sights … at which we might look for years, and yet turn away and say, ‘I cannot understand this; here is a deepness into which I dare not dive….’ But all these things are as nothing, compared with the incarnation of the Son of God….
“[S]upporting the universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother’s arms, … Heir of all things and yet the carpenter’s despised Son. Wonderful are You, O Jesus, and that shall be Your name forever.”
“Beloved, there are a thousand things in this world that are called by names that do not belong to them; but … I must announce at the very opening that Christ is called Wonderful because He is so…. Gather up your thoughts, my brethren, … and center them all on Christ, and you will soon see how wonderful He is….
“For a moment remember that He who became an infant of a span long, was no less than the King of ages, the everlasting Father, who was from eternity and is to be to all eternity…. The Eternal of ages … becomes an infant…. There have been sights … at which we might look for years, and yet turn away and say, ‘I cannot understand this; here is a deepness into which I dare not dive….’ But all these things are as nothing, compared with the incarnation of the Son of God….
“[S]upporting the universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother’s arms, … Heir of all things and yet the carpenter’s despised Son. Wonderful are You, O Jesus, and that shall be Your name forever.”
Scripture Focus
Colossians 1:15-19
Insight
“True man, yet very God,/ from sin and death He saves us/ and lightens every load.” (German carol, 15th century)
Bible In A Year
- Daniel 9-10
- Proverbs 9
- Hebrews 12