“ EVERLASTING FATHER ” ISAIAH 9:6-7 The ministries of Isaiah and Jesus parallel in two different ways: Both were rejected and both died as a result. When people do not like the message they attack and kill the messenger.
I. THE ANNUNCIATION Birth Announcement/Gender Reveal “ Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel ” (Isaiah 7:14).
GENDER REVEALS GONE BAD
GENDER REVEALS GONE BAD
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT/GENDER REVEAL “You will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus” (Luke 1:31). “From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days” (Micah 5:2).
II. THE APPELLATION Wonderful Counselor (His Perception) Mighty God (His Power) Everlasting Father (His Perpetuity) Prince Of Peace (His Pursuit)
דַ֗ עיִבֲא (AB YAD) Father (Abba) Of Eternity (Perpetuity Or Duration)
“ Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory ” (I Timothy 3:16).
AN EPIC BATTLE
NT AUTHORS ON THE “I AM” “ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God ” (John 1:1-2). “ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever ” (Hebrews 13:8). “ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end ” (Revelation 21:6).
“ THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL DO THIS ” (ISAIAH 9:7) “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” (Luke 1:34) “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy – the Son of God.” (Luke 1:35)
III. THE APPLICATION “Few of us have let our “I have never met a mere hearts gaze in wonder at mortal” (C. S. Lewis). the I AM, the self-existent Self” (A. W. Tozer).
A. TRUST IN HIS PROVISION FOR ETERNAL LIFE “ You have the words of eternal life. ” (John 6:68) “ And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him. ” (Hebrews 5:9)
B. TRUST HIS PROVIDENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE He knows and sees all from beginning to end. “For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity” (Isaiah 57:15).
WARREN WIERSBE “Time flows from the future (tomorrow) into the present (today) into the past (yesterday). Only God lives in the future; man comes out of the past. When Jesus Christ is in control of your life, each moment is an eternal experience because he gives to you a quality of life that comes out of eternity. ”
PAUL’S ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal” (II Corinthians 4:16-18).
C. TRUST IN HIS PRESENCE MOMENT BY MOMENT “ I am with you always, to the end of the age. ” (Matthew 28:20) “ Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. ” (Hebrews 7:25)
EARTHLY FATHERS Present And Involved But Not Perfect Present But Not Present With Dysfunction Absent Much Or All Of The Time With Hurt
Jesus, through His provision of salvation, His providential hand upon your life, and His eternal presence, is an Everlasting Father. Since Jesus is the Everlasting Father, we live in time but live for eternity.
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