For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. – Isaiah 7:14
Some things you can do today with God’s name
- Read Luke 2 and Matthew 2. Over and over Jesus is called “the child.”
- Meditate on what it means that God didn’t come to earth as a king in all His glory. Rather He came as a helpless baby. Why do you think He did that? Talk to Him about it.
- Think about what a baby/child is like? Helpless, dependent, no power, no greatness… What else?
- Begin to memorize Isaiah 9:6. If you prefer another version of the Bible (other than NIV), I’d encourage you to memorize it in that translation.
- Write it on a paper and put it where you’ll see it every day.
- Read it several times a day
- Don’t worry about having to memorize it. Just read it as often as you can. You’ll be surprised how easily you can memorize it, without even trying.