DAILY?READINGS: Nehemiah 9; Zechariah 5-6; Revelation 14
Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given. Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah’s statement refers to the incarnation of our Saviour. Here we have confirmation of the eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus. Note that while a child is born, this is not said concerning the Son. No! He is “given.” For Christ to be given implies that He must of necessity had a being prior to Bethlehem. The Sonship of Christ did not begin at Bethlehem, nor did it ever have a beginning, because He is eternal. Concerning Melchisedec it is said “Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God” (Heb. 7:3). We bow in worship as we think of Him, the Eternal Son of the Eternal God. —W. H. Burnett
Thou art the Everlasting Word, the Father’s only Son,
God manifestly seen and heard, and heaven’s beloved one. —J. Conder