Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Isaiah 9:7 And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
THE SAVIOR'S NAME
In our last Advent devotion from Isaiah we looked at how our Savior came -- born of a virgin, both true man and true God in one person. We continue our study of Isaiah's prophecies to look at who this Savior would be. Here Isaiah goes into much more detail as to who this coming Savior would be.
The first name that is attributed to Him is Wonderful. He would be a wonder, a miracle beyond what anyone could imagine. He was a wonder in that He was completely sinless and in every way He kept the Old Testament Law perfectly for us. He was the Wonder of wonders.
He is also called Counselor. As our Counselor He formulated the most important of plans and then, with His own blood, carried out that plan to the fullest degree. And even now he still remains our Counselor. His counsel is His Word, and with that Word He has counseled believers throughout the centuries.
This child would also be called the Mighty God. He is the true and all-powerful God.
If that were not enough in itself, the title Everlasting Father is added. This too points to the divinity of Jesus. He was the Word and the Word was with God and was God from the beginning. He is eternal, everlasting! He cares about all people and became human because of His love for us sinners.
He is also called the Prince of Peace. When Adam and Eve fell into sin, we became the enemies of God. A wall was built up separating God and man, and with our sins we only made that wall higher. But Jesus was the Prince of Peace who came and with His death has torn down the wall and has once again brought peace between man and God. Jesus is our Savior who has come and has purchased our release from sin just as it was foretold. To Him be the Glory!
