Isaiah foretold:
'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 Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.' Isaiah 9:6.
When the angel gave Joseph the news that Mary would bear a son, he said:
'She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'
There are accounts of the birth of Jesus in both Matthew's gospel and Luke's - may I encourage you to read these - perhaps you have read them many times before, or perhaps this will be your first time of pondering upon them.
At Christmas time we don't so often turn to the gospel of John because he didn't actually record an account of the birth of Jesus, but in John 1:14 we read:
'The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.'
John chapter 1 gives us a profound insight into the purpose of the coming of Jesus to earth - He is indeed the divine gift that John talks about in John 3:16:
'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life'
The greatest gift we can receive this Christmas time is Jesus.
In writing to the Ephesians, St Paul says:
'For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.'
Among the busy-ness of Christmas, let's be mindful of the real reason for the season - the birth of our Saviour.
I (Hazel) asked the team to reflect upon that wonderful verse from Isaiah 9:6 and respond creatively. Perhaps you too would like to join us and be prompted to create your own response - we would love you to share your creations with us - please leave us a comment so that we can visit your blog.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our blog.
Kim
1 comments:
Finally posted the bunting I made in response to this, thanks for the challenge hazel :)
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