Waiting can be hard. But guess who is with you while you wait?!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

READ: “…and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6b

REFLECT: There is so much hope in this one verse! Imagine the hope this gave the original hearers – a people forced to live under a government that wasn’t their own, a government that had exiled and enslaved them. This child who will be born will take the government, all governments, on his shoulders. Those governments won’t have the final say. The child, the Son, will have the final say.

Isn’t it amazing to read that our hope is so great that it goes even beyond our salvation? Salvation would surely be enough, but God in his grace gives us even more – he gives us a Savior who is wise (Wonderful Counselor), powerful (Mighty God), caring (Everlasting Father) and he will rule over all and be our Prince of Peace.

Think about the “waits” you have right now. How can the promise of future victory secured by your wise, powerful, caring and peace-filled Savior give you hope today? Thank God today for giving you hope – and so much more!