“And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace!” Those words from Isaiah 9:6 are my favorite description of Jesus the Messiah. The passage is so rich that a sermon could be preached on each title … but let me zero in on just one: Jesus the Prince of Peace. When we know the fullness of who Christ is, the good news of Christmas jumps from the pages of Scripture even when we might not be looking for it. Here’s an example:
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18-21
Emmanuel … God with us … in the world, reconciling the world to Himself; Jesus our Prince of Peace. This is the Gospel of Christmas and we are His ambassadors of peace. Is God’s appeal for peace shinning in you this Christmas?
