Isaiah 9:2, 6a The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. For unto us a Child in born, unto us a Son is given. . . . (God so desires to communicate Himself to us, He so desires to reveal Himself to us, He so desires to make Himself known to us, He so desires to reveal Himself as Emmanuel, as God With Us, that He joyfully and wholeheartedly gives us a gift from Himself, a part of Himself, His Own Son, His only begotten Son, His beloved Son, His Son Who would take on human flesh so that He could show us as much of Himself as we could humanly comprehend and take in. As we begin to focus on this Christmas season and celebrate this Son born into humanity, fully human and fully divine, fully Man and fully God, God Almighty, Who satisfies our every longing and Who shows us today how deeply and passionately God loves us, we know if God has provided to us this Jesus, we know, then, we have everything we need today in every situation we face today! When Isaiah wrote this prophecy, none of this had occurred as yet. We are immeasurably blessed to live today in the fullness of the finished work of the cross and resurrection. What love and freedom from sin Christ extends to us today!)
