AND UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN!
Brother James, OIC
Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isa 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isa 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The Prophet Isaiah foretold 701 to 680 years before His coming that Immanuel (God with us) Who is the Light of this world; Jesus the Christ; Jesus the Anointed One would be born of a virgin This birth being celebrated this time of year has turned into a commercialized money event. It does not glorify Christ in anyway and we have missed the spiritual intent of this Miraculous Birth. Its time of celebration is actually tied to many pagan rituals, one such was the Romans observed Winter Solstice. Go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
The setting when Christ was born was one of darkness. In the days of Jesus, there were many non-Jews, and politically, his land of birth was seething with unrest. Harsh Roman rule governed the land.
All these things were to speak to us about our heart condition, its darkness, in the sight of God and our need for light and cleansing and purification through His Word so that this same Virgin Birth that took place physically at Gods appointed time could occur Spiritually within us.
A Savior was Born into this world. Today being the day of Salvation this Savior this Spirit of Christ wants to be formed in us in Wisdom, Power and Glory!
1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Gal 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, …
Rom 8:5 -10 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Today’s commercialized Christian Church is a far cry from this Saving Event in their lives. They celebrate it as a holiday, they preach it as a Gospel without the fullness of the Message attached whereby men must be saved. The intent of the Gospel is the Power revealed in these verses:
Act 4:9-12 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Luk 8:43-48 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Mat 17:14-21 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Joh 14:12-14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
This is the Gospel that we as Jesus be raised from our dead state in this world, that the Spirit of Christ be formed in us in a resurrected life here and now and that we live a life of Power and Love glorifying the Name of God in Christ: Jesus where as He did we go about doing the goodness of God unto all men . And unto us who do this a Child has truly been born.
