For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulders: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6).
Who is this Child of Bethlehem, cradled in a manger? The angels will tell you, He is the "Savior, which is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11). Adam will tell you, The Seed of the woman that shall bruise the serpent's head. Ask Abraham, and he will tell you, He is King of Salem, King of Peace. Jacob will tell you, He is Shiloh of the tribe of Judah. Isaiah will tell you, He is Immanuel, God with us. Jeremiah will tell you that He is "the Lord our Righteousness" (Jer. 23:6). Daniel will tell you, He is the Messiah, the Anointed One. Hosea will tell you, He is "the Lord God of hosts" (Hosea 12:5). John the Baptist will tell you, He is "the Lamb of God" (John 1:29). Ask Nathaniel, and he will tell you, He is the "Son of God;...the King of Israel" (verse 49). And God Himself proclaimed from heaven, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:17). "Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever" (Heb. 1:8). Ask the powers of darkness, and they will acknowledge Him as "the Holy One of God" (Mark 1:24). And so may we well say, "This is Jesus, the Christ, our Savior, and the Redeemer of the world."
Incarnate God, laid in a manger,
Born Son of man for death and pain;
Thy virgin mother, O tiny Stranger,
The sword must pierce to seal our gain.
The star ablaze, its radiance stealing
O'er shepherd hills, from heaven above;
We see the Wise Men, reverent, kneeling,
And we, with them, O King of Love.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee" (Ps. 67:5).
Who is this Child of Bethlehem, cradled in a manger? The angels will tell you, He is the "Savior, which is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11). Adam will tell you, The Seed of the woman that shall bruise the serpent's head. Ask Abraham, and he will tell you, He is King of Salem, King of Peace. Jacob will tell you, He is Shiloh of the tribe of Judah. Isaiah will tell you, He is Immanuel, God with us. Jeremiah will tell you that He is "the Lord our Righteousness" (Jer. 23:6). Daniel will tell you, He is the Messiah, the Anointed One. Hosea will tell you, He is "the Lord God of hosts" (Hosea 12:5). John the Baptist will tell you, He is "the Lamb of God" (John 1:29). Ask Nathaniel, and he will tell you, He is the "Son of God;...the King of Israel" (verse 49). And God Himself proclaimed from heaven, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:17). "Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever" (Heb. 1:8). Ask the powers of darkness, and they will acknowledge Him as "the Holy One of God" (Mark 1:24). And so may we well say, "This is Jesus, the Christ, our Savior, and the Redeemer of the world."
Incarnate God, laid in a manger,
Born Son of man for death and pain;
Thy virgin mother, O tiny Stranger,
The sword must pierce to seal our gain.
The star ablaze, its radiance stealing
O'er shepherd hills, from heaven above;
We see the Wise Men, reverent, kneeling,
And we, with them, O King of Love.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee" (Ps. 67:5).
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