Isa.9:6 – For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
I wanted to share a paragraph from one of Augustine’s Christmas sermons with you and break it down in bite sized pieces. Hope you take time and enjoy this for today and tomorrow’s devotion.
“He’s the Revealer of His Father, and at the same time He’s the Creator of His mother.
He’s the Son of God born of the Father without a mother; and He’s the son of man born of a mother without a father. He’s the Day as the Angels count time; He’s the Clock as human beings tick off the day. He’s the Word of God before there were timepieces; He’s the Word made flesh who stopped the clock when He was made flesh.
He made the sun with His own hands, and yet He Himself was made under the light and heat of the sun. He regulates human history from the bosom of His Father; and yet He consecrates this one particular day from the womb of His mother.
He remains with His Father, and yet He goes forth from His mother.
He’s the Creator of the heavens and the earth; and yet He takes His own rise under the heavens, that’s to say from the earth….He sets the stars in motion, and yet he sucks His mother’s breasts…. He didn’t abandon His divine agenda when He picked up His carpenter’s tools. He didn’t stop holding His universe together with His mighty arms while He was trying to catch flies with His baby fingers.”
“He’s the Revealer of His Father, and at the same time He’s the Creator of His mother.
His life and ministry reveal the Father – He is the radiance of His glory –
He created the mother who bore Him –
2. He’s the Son of God born of the Father without a mother; and He’s the son of man born of a mother without a father.
He is the eternal Son of God eternally begotten of the Father –
He is the Son of the Virgin Mary –
3. He’s the Day as the Angels count time; He’s the Clock as human beings tick off the day.
He is the Eternal Day –
He is the prophetic time clock –
4. He’s the Word of God before there were timepieces; He’s the Word made flesh who stopped the clock when He was made flesh.
He is the eternal Word of the Father –
History centers around His birth –
5. He made the sun with His own hands, and yet He Himself was made under the light and heat of the sun.
He is the Creator of all things –
He entered into His own creation –
To be continued tomorrow…
