And the Government Will Be Upon His Shoulders

Isaiah chapter 9 tells us;

⁶ 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.
⁷ Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
will accomplish this.

Anybody who has ever been to a choir concert has probably heard these verses sung...but how many listeners realize that the ONLY part of the passage that has happened is that a child has been born?...that's it.

The government has never sat on Jesus' shoulders.  Peace on earth between men has been non existent and has actually gotten worse as the population of earth grows. The world has never called Jesus "Wonderful Counselor".  And of course justice and righteousness has also been in very short supply on planet earth....and as the greed of men seems to be getting worse, not better.

So friends, we have some great promises to look forward to!  This is an exciting time!  The nations are rising against each other, the love of many has grown cold, children have become ungrateful and disobedient, men have become brutal and lovers of themselves, even the women are turning into perverts as porn bathes our society.  This can only mean one thing....the Lord is going to come and set all things straight!  And we have a guarantee that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus!!  WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD AND JESUS GAVE IT TO US!! 

So today during this celebration of our Lord and Savior's birth, lets remember that the story only STARTED in Bethlehem 2000 years ago...and the best is yet to come.

Merry Christmas everyone!  Jesus is coming!!