“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. 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.” Isaiah 9:6-7 ESV
- Everlasting: Hebrew “Ad’ = Eternal, forever, Continually
- Father:Hebrew “Ab” = Originator, Creator, Inventor
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- Recognizethat only Jesus can reveal God the Father to us
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will knowmy Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.’ Philip said, ‘Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.’ Jesus answered: ‘Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.” John 14:6-11 NIV
- In Jesus we can know the heartof God
- In Jesus we can know the purposeof God
- In Jesus we can know the characterof God
- Rememberthat Jesus is perfectly father like in how He leads, loves, and shepherds us.
- He is our role model
“This is how we know we are in him:Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” 1 John 2:5b, 6
- He is our leader
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me” John 10:27
- He loves us perfectly
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” John 15:9
- Resolveto live in the truth that Jesus is the father of eternity and His reign will never end
- Jesus has alwaysexisted
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:1-5 NIV
- All thingswere created by Him, through Him, and for Him
“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Colossians 1:16-17 NIV
- Jesus gives eternal life
“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.” John 10:28 NIV
- The reignof Jesus will never end
“But about the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.’”Hebrews 1:8 NIV