Mighty God

​If we travel back to the time of Isaiah – the Israelites wanted a Savior. They were afraid! War was around them and they desired for God to send someone to lead them. Isaiah spoke of a baby being born who would be called Wonderful Counselor & Prince of Peace. These names reminded them of the type of human leader they wanted, one with great wisdom which leads toward peace. That baby would also be called Mighty God and Everlasting Father – two names that resonate more with the divine than with humanity, a powerful Deity and an undying Father. 

We can see how Isaiah is prophesying about Jesus, the fully God, fully man (incarnate God) who was sent to save humanity from the punishment of death due to sin. The Israelites, when they heard Isaiah 400 years before the incarnation, would have longed for peace from Assyria and Babylon and hoped that when the child was grown, they would be victorious over their enemies.

Fast forward 700 years after Isaiah. The Israelites were under the rule of the Roman government and longed once again for a savior - a man to come and set them free, to defeat their enemies and allow Israel’s true king to rule over them.

In both situations they were disappointed. Isaiah’s words were spoken four centuries before Christ arrived on earth. That’s a long time to wait, a long time to endure the struggles, especially when you thought prophecy would be fulfilled and those struggles would be conquered. When Jesus arrived, the Israelites were expecting a mighty warrior to defeat the Roman army. Instead, Jesus spoke peace and was killed by the very government the people thought he was there to overthrow.

Today we know the story, right? We know in a short-condensed version that Isaiah prophesied, Jesus came, Jesus fulfilled what was spoken, died and was raised from the dead. Instead of 700 years... it is just a handful of pages between events. We don't feel the weight of their WAIT.

We too can find ourselves disappointed. We are still struggling with – fill in the blank – and we have been told that one day all will be better, that one day all will be healed, that one day all wrong will be made right again. Now, we feel the weight of the wait.

We pray and we wait. Our struggles continue. We say painful goodbyes to people we love. We see a world in desperate need of Jesus, of His love and power. May we remember Isaiah’s words are still true today. Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. Jesus proclaims that the Holy Spirit will be with us until Jesus, Himself, returns. God is faithful to His promises. We truly can trust Him. That doesn’t make life easy, but when we put our trust in God’s Word, He walks with us until the day of Christ’s return. Jesus the Mighty God will return for His children and all will be better, all will be healed, and all wrong will be made right again. 

Until that day comes - as we wait - we prepare! We share the Good News and we hold tightly to the hope written in Hebrews 9:27-28: “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”

Blessings,
Pastor Kyle

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