And He Shall Be Called - Week 1

Daily Scripture Readings

Monday: Isaiah 7:1-9

Tuesday:  Isaiah 7:10-17

Wednesday: Isaiah 7:18-25

Thursday: Isaiah 8:1-10

Friday: Isaiah 8:11-22

Saturday: Isaiah 9:1-7

Opening Prayer

Gracious God, You are our wonderful counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the prince of peace.  Speak to us during this season of Advent and remind us that what you are called tells us who we are to you.    

In Jesus’ name,

AMEN

Reading

As a member of the human race the Saviour was the firstborn baby of the virgin Mary - a Child is born, for He shall SAVE His people from their sins. As the second member of the triune Godhead the Saviour was the only begotten Son of God – a Son is given, for God so loved the world that he GAVE the beloved Son of His love, Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer.

And every name and every attribute that is ascribed to this unique Person has the seal of the eternal Trinity etched into its very fabric. No one else but God can qualify to be called “Wonderful” – for we read in the Bible that His name is Wonderful. And God alone is the perfect Counsellor – for in Christ dwelt all the wisdom of the Godhead bodily. And the Spirit of the LORD rested upon Him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and reverence for the Lord. Christ Jesus is indeed our Wonderful Counsellor.

God alone is omnipotent and He alone has the authority to call Himself the Mighty God. God alone is eternal and so He alone can be entitled Everlasting Father. And God alone, in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, shed His life-blood so that all who believe on His name would have peace with God - that perfect peace of God that passes all understanding. Oh Christ alone has the right to be called the Prince of Peace.

The Wonderful, Eternal, Almighty God of Peace – the second Person of the Truine Godhead, set aside His glory to take on the form of a man and be BORN into the race that He created…. as the Son of Man. He was GIVEN by the Father as a gift of grace from God to a lost world, so that all who believe on His name of the Son of God could be saved. The Lord Jesus Christ is that Child that was Born and He is that Son that was Given. No surprise that His name shall be called: Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father - Prince of Peace.

- Anonymous