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Show WONDERFUL Isaiah 9: 6 This is this marvelous passage of Scripture for of the year. It is our assurance that a season promise of God's blessed salvation is coming. You will be amazed at what you can find in His name. So today, I want to talk simply about WONDERFUL. The text says: the child is born, unto us a son is and the government shall be upon His "F or unto given: us a shoulder: and his Wonderful. name shall be called " imagine what that wisest of all men Solomon meant when he wrote that proverb: "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." (22: 1) In other words, wrapped up in the name of Jesus is something worth more to us that all the material goods of this world. Wonderful is a word that points to that which Just excites and causes us to get carried away about 1 something. Wonderful speaks of that which cannot be imagined and is beyond our limited understanding. Wonderful causes us to be astonished and provokes us to wonder. Wonderful is that which fully and completely transcends our utmost thoughts. "His/ name shall be called Wonderful." Just think with me for a moment. Jesus is wonderful in love. F or He loves love ourselves. He loves we ourselves. He loves us us spite in us more before than we are of ourselves. He is wonderful in His works. In the beginning, He created the world, the sun, the stars, the water, the earth and all that is in it. He spoke and the birds began to fly and sing. He spoke and fish swam the mighty deep. moon, the He He spoke and the wild beast roamed the forest. shaped you and me in His own image and likeness and breathed into so that we us the breathe of life living souls. He give His life that became came down to rescue us from the world of sin and degradation. He 2 we might have a right to the tree of life. He is wonderful in His teachings. He said it's not just what you do but it's what you think as well. He taught us to love not only our friends but care our urged us to and widows. He taught enemies also. He about the fatherless visibly about the Fatherhood of God. He taught us about the sinfulness of every man woman, boy, and girl. He taught us that God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth. He taught us us that to get to God we must humble ourselves and come through by Jesus. He is wonderful in His ever man virgin. He is wonderful in His only man who grew up in favor with born of a growth, the birth, the only man and with God. He is wonderful in His walk, the only man who went about doing good. He is wonderful in his death, the only man who gave up his life and commended His spirit. He is wonderful in His resurrection, the first born of the dead who got up with all power in His 3 hands. He is wonderful in His ascension, the only man who rode away on a cloud and He is coming back again. He is wonderful in His salvation, because of Him you and I can be born again. He is wonderful in His victory, because of Him you and I don't have to worry about death and the grave. He is wonderful in might, because of Him the Church is kept alive and well. He is wonderful in His power, because of Him the gates of hell shall not prevail. "There is never a night trusting- Jesus There is never a never a so long, day never a cross so never a care or grief or loss, lighten When There is a heavy, song. There is a of woe, But that Jesus will to carry Because He loveth never a There is But the soul that is Will somewhere find weight There is dreary, so even so. burden, There is But that Jesus in love will carried to the never a help cross. guilty sinner, wanderinf one, Gut that God 4 There is can never in mercy pardon Thro Jesus Christ, His son. Wonderful, wonderful Jesus, In the heart he ' implanteth a song: A song of deliverance of courage, of strength, In the heart He implanteth ... a song. (Hymn 151 by Anna B. Russell) 5 |
