Behold the Savior 2
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Intro
Intro
Students! It’s the final week of our series called “Behold the Savior”
It’s the final regular students meeting of the year!
I hope it’s been a joy for you this year — I know its been a joy for me
But this Advent season our series has been going through Isaiah chapter 9
6 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. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Like we talked about last week Isaiah is writing to exiled Israel promising the coming of a Messiah
This Messiah as David tells us will lead the with the government on his shoulder — he will be in control of all things and over all things
This is good news, both for the people of Israel who are currently in slavery, and good news for us today
Then last week we looked at the first two titles of Jesus
He will be “Wonderful Counselor” and he will be “Mighty God”
We talked about how
We see Jesus as Wonderful Counselor in the plan for our salvation
How He planned out our salvation long in advance — and it is wonderful or immaculate
We see Jesus as Mighty God in the miracles He provides
Jesus is Might God!
Not that he is godlike — but that He is quite literally God!
How this Messiah will be doing things we don’t understand, and He is God!
Today we are going to understand the last two titles for God
Everlasting Father
Everlasting Father
The third Title that Isaiah gives us about this Messiah is that he will be the Everlasting Father
On the onset this sounds like a crazy or confusing phrase for us — Jesus is the son of God, so how can He be the “Everlasting Father”
Well it’s actually not that difficult
This isn’t saying that Jesus will usurp the Father, that He will become the Father, or that there is no Trinity (all views that some people hold)
Isaiah is telling us that Jesus will be the everlasting “father” to all who are saved
Here’s how this matters to us
We see Jesus as Everlasting Father in how he cares for us
We see Jesus as Everlasting Father in the way that He cares for us as believers
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
James is telling us that every good gift we receive — every good thing that happens — it’s from Jesus
He provides all good, He is the source of all good
Without Him there would be nothing that is good
Jesus leads us:
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
He is guiding us through the right path that we are to go
He is in front showing us the path
Just like a father helps their children
Jesus protects us:
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
He promises us that we will never be in eternal danger — he is always protecting us
He said no one will snatch them out of my hand — like a Father protecting their children from danger
Jesus offers rest:
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Just like a father who provides rest from the world for his children Jesus offers his children the same thing
He offers us rest for our soul — something that everyone is looking for, but can’t find apart from Jesus
He is the Everlasting Father
He protects us His children, takes care of us, provides for our needs, knows us intimately, offers rest, and leads us
He does this for all time!
He is the everlasting father — he is always doing this for us! Never taking breaks, never stopping, never ceasing!
Prince of Peace
Prince of Peace
The last title that Isaiah tells us about is that Jesus will be the Prince of Peace
That as the Messiah He will usher in a time of peace
Now I don’t know about you, but surface value I find this one the hardest to believe
I look at my life and nothing about it screams peace — it screams maybe controlled chaos — but not peace
Yet the title that Jesus receives is called Prince of Peace
I mean even the main Christmas story passage talks about it:
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
That he will bring peace
Here’s what happens to us — we have the wrong definition of peace
We think of peace in terms of worldly peace a lot of times, you know calm easy simple, yet that is not the peace that Jesus is coming to bring
We see Jesus as Prince of Peace in our right-standing with God
We see Jesus as Prince of Peace when we remember how he brings to us
Jesus brings us peace in the form of right standing with God
The word peace here is derived from the Hebrew word “Shalom”
The Hebrew word Shalom is the idea of restoration, completion, something being set right
So in Isaiah 9:6 when we are told that Jesus will be the Prince of Peace we are told that he is going to be the prince of setting things back right
Listen to how Paul describes it
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
While we were still sinners — while we were still far from God
That is when Jesus brought us peace
His peace is the reality that we are no longer considered sinners, but instead we are called children of God
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
We are adopted into the family of God — all because Jesus on the cross brought peace to us
The world is chaotic and terrible — there is no peace even though we desperately want there to be
But Jesus didn’t come to fix a problem we have in the world
Yes he can change things and make our circumstances better — but that’s not the point of Him coming
He came so that eternally there is peace between us and God
We see this setting right in how Jesus talks:
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Jesus came so that we can have life abundantly — what does that look like?
It looks like us living with God — having our sins forgiven and being in right standing with Him
How is this achieved?
The Prince of Peace coming and dying for our sins because we couldn’t pay for sins ourself
Conclusion
Conclusion
Students Jesus is the Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace
He is the perfect Father that loves us and cares for us — he knows us intimately
He will never leave us or forsake us
He is the Prince of Peace — He alone sets us back in right standing with God
He alone is the one that can provide peace with God
He is also the Wonderful Counselor and the Mighty God
Jesus is the only thing that matters
I know it’s easy to get lost in the Christmas sauce — don’t!
Let yourself focus on Jesus and who He is this Advent Season!
