“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
We have every right to shout “Merry Christmas” because God gave us his Son to save us and to govern us as the true Prince of Peace. No matter what the news, I want to remember that the government shall be upon His shoulder – not on mine, and not on whoever is the president of the United States of America.
Speaking of presidents, I am so grateful this Christmas that God gave us a president who cares about religious rights and freedom of speech. We can joyfully say “Merry Christmas” because our president made sure that it was not cancelled from America’s vocabulary. I am also very grateful that besides Christmas Day, our president made Christmas Eve an official holiday by executive order. It is good to be with families (if possible!) for two days where we can honor the birth of the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
And I pray that you will be as grateful as I am for all the good gifts God has given you, especially his Son Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas Rosemary!!from Mike and Beth
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Rosemary! I pray you are blessed with the sense of His presence with you today. Thank you for your Christmas comments on Isaiah 9:6. What comfort it is to be reminded that the government is on His shoulders - not ours. May God bless you today. Thank you for blessing us with your blog. I look forward to it every week.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! And yes, this year we are encouraged to use those words.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding God's people that at this moment many of us live in a land with Christian freedoms.
I too was excited about the Christmas Eve EO.
Blessings to you and your family.
Wonderful thoughts, Rosemary. Praying you had a blessed day celebrating our Lord’s birth with your family.
ReplyDeleteWe love you,
Chris and Sandy