God Is In Control

Good day! I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word:

 

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.  7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

 

Those of us who grew up in the Lutheran church know these words well from the annual Sunday School Christmas program. Year after year, we would memorize our parts and Isa 9:6 was always included.

 

As little children none of us quite understood that part about the government being on His shoulder, we were more caught up in the fact that a child was born, and all these cool names He would be called: “Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace!

 

Little did we know then and understand the importance of this Child growing up and governing our individual lives! Of course, the truth is this Child would live, die, and rise again to be seated on the right hand of God the Father, from whence He will govern the universe into eternity!

 

Heb 1:3 reminds us that it is the risen Christ who holds this world together, “who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

All of God’s creation is subject to Him, even the devil and his demons!

1Pe 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

Yes, the government of the universe is on His shoulders, and though this truth may escape the child performing during a Christmas pageant, let it not be lost on us! God is in control and knowing this….believing this, should be a source of great peace in this life!

 

Isa 46:9,10 says, “Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,'

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word.