Thursday’s Thoughts
It was a disappointment to the people who heard the Prophet Isaiah speak of “A child has been born for us. We have been given a son who will be our ruler. His name will be wonderful counselor and Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince of Peace. His power will never end: peace will last forever.” They were disappointed when the Messiah never came. Only the Persian king Cyrus approximated the prophesy.
It was a disappointment to the people who followed John the Baptist. They were certain he was the Messiah. Christmas did not come with John. He was not the one and his people had to look for another.
Cyrus was the about heroic power. He saved the people from the Babylonians. John was about holy power. He saved people’s souls by influencing them to repent. Neither was the Messiah.
Jesus was the Messiah for very different reasons. Christmas came in his birth and we will be disappointed with Christmas until we figure out the reason why Jesus was a fulfillment of God with us.
That is the central part of the story. That is what we have to determine if Christmas is not going to disappoint us this year. Why was the Christ Child “God with us”?
What do you think about this?
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Charles Schuster
