Isaiah's Cry of Hope and Joy Fulfilled

"To us a child is born, to us a son is given." - Isaiah 9:6

"Let us rejoice about this once again at the beginning of this year. In this cry Isaiah lifted up the hope of Israel and ensured for all time the importance of God's people who are called Israel. It became the basis for the Prophet's hope for a glorious age of God. For this Son who is born is no longer subject to the troubles of the times. In Him His generation, His nation and all humanity have someone who stands above the ages and goes through the ages saving what would, without such a person, be lost. It is a Son who is called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." In other words, this is the one in whom God the Almighty steps into the world of humanity to take up that cause for which he created humanity." -Christoph Blumbardt, 19th c. German pastor