A Promise to Ponder Volume 3, Issue 21

Isaiah 9:6 - 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.

   God Almighty, the all Sufficient One, The Self-Existent One, Provider, Healer, Sanctifier, The Lord of Peace, Shepherd, Judge, The Lord of Hosts, King of kings, Lord of Lords, The Most High, the Timeless God, etc. stepped from the portals of Glory, where He was worshipped without pause, Had no troubles, no strife, no persecution, and no worries, yet He left ALL that for one reason… You and Me!! He did not come as a king, prince, or ruler of any sort. He did not come to a metropolis, or to a town full of extravagance, He did not come with great pomp, or trumpets blowing. No He came meek and lowly as a babe in the small town of Bethlehem, placed in a manger full of hay, with only the cattle to see His coming. It is true that the angels appeared to shepherds who came and worshipped. He didn’t even have the “In crowd” come to see Him first. It took two to three years before the magi saw Him. He came as a child for the Jews as Messiah, and for the Gentiles as Savior of the World. This prophecy was kept! God does exactly what He says He will do and you can take that to the bank. Now that’s a promise to Ponder!

For unto us a child is born  - “This clause respects his (Jesus) humanity, his incarnation and birth, which is spoken of in the present tense, though future, because of the certainty of it; that he should really become man, assume a true body, and a reasonable soul, partake of the same flesh and blood with the children, be made flesh, and dwell among us: and this was to us, "for us":…” (John Gill's Exposition of the Bible) emphasis mine.

Isaiah 7:14 - 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Luke 1:35 - 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 2:11- 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.