Monday, December 14, 2015

Christmas Meditations: Pregnancy Announcement

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

“A child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;”   When my husband and I got married, we knew that the chances of us having children of our own was very slim.  We were resigned to the idea of a tidy life without the joys that child-filled Christmases bring. So when despite all medical powers of prediction, we discovered we were pregnant with our oldest child, we understood what joy could be in the words “A child will be born to us.”  

In some amazing and powerful way, Israel was pregnant (Revelation 12:1-6).  She would eventually give birth to the much longed for son.  This was the child of promise the people had been waiting for since God promised Abraham “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice” (Genesis 22:18). 

We mustn’t read over the words too quickly.  This baby had been longed for not for 10 years but for thousands.  He wasn’t coming to complete an ordinary family but the numerous-as-the-stars-family of Abraham.  He is the longed for son not only of Israel but all the nations. Isaiah sends out the world’s most joyful pregnancy announcement-“For a child will be born to us!”


Helene

10 comments:

  1. This was beautiful! It seriously gave me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this.

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  2. Beautiful words about God's promise fulfilled -- and about your faith and patience in waiting for a desire to be fulfilled. So much blessing to you!!

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  3. Ladies I am so glad you found us and our little Christmas celebration! May you be blessed by the presence of God's Son in your life!

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  4. Amen! I am pregnant for the first time this Christmas and so many Scriptures are coming to life in a whole new way as I wait expectantly for a child to be born! Thankful to meet you at #WomenWithIntention today :)

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  5. Sarah, I know exactly what you mean! Mary's story meant so much to me as I awaited the birth of my first child. I thought all the time about how frightened she must have been so far from the comforts of home and family!

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  6. Goosebumps. So, so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your heart!

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  7. God's timing is certainly not on our watch! But it's always worth the wait :)
    Found you on #ThoughtProvokingThursday. Have a blessed week.

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  8. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop

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  9. Wonderful break down. Thank you for sharing with #TheCozyReadingSpot

    Marissa

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