THE EVE OF IMPOSSIBLE (3 OF 3)
by Jeff Ecklund
Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7
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The Eve of Impossible (3 of 3)
Series: A Christmas
Jeff Ecklund
Isaiah 9:6-7
Isaiah 9:6-7 (ESV) 6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
This prophecy was given during an incredibly dark time in history...
Isaiah 7:1-2 (ESV) 1In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2When the house of David was told, ''Syria is in league with Ephraim,'' the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
Uncertainty, battle, political upheaval...and in the midst of it...God spoke...unto us...in the darkest times, God is thinking about US....
...and we see it fulfilled in Mathews account where an Angel who was speaking to Joseph said:
Matthew 1:22-23 (ESV) 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23''Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel'' (which means, God with us).
God gave a promise that was full of hope...in one of the darkest times in Israel's history...
A promise that entered the world at the precise time it was needed...
Remembering the Christmas season to me is a time to be reminded of hope....And also a time to remember that our God does the impossible...
I want to look at a few instances of ''the impossible'' in the narrative of Jesus coming as a child...
The story of Zacharias and Elizabeth is incredibl ...
Series: A Christmas
Jeff Ecklund
Isaiah 9:6-7
Isaiah 9:6-7 (ESV) 6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
This prophecy was given during an incredibly dark time in history...
Isaiah 7:1-2 (ESV) 1In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2When the house of David was told, ''Syria is in league with Ephraim,'' the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.
Uncertainty, battle, political upheaval...and in the midst of it...God spoke...unto us...in the darkest times, God is thinking about US....
...and we see it fulfilled in Mathews account where an Angel who was speaking to Joseph said:
Matthew 1:22-23 (ESV) 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23''Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel'' (which means, God with us).
God gave a promise that was full of hope...in one of the darkest times in Israel's history...
A promise that entered the world at the precise time it was needed...
Remembering the Christmas season to me is a time to be reminded of hope....And also a time to remember that our God does the impossible...
I want to look at a few instances of ''the impossible'' in the narrative of Jesus coming as a child...
The story of Zacharias and Elizabeth is incredibl ...
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