From: Beverly French [frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us]
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 6:42 AM
To: Heritage
Subject: December Greetings

We often sing, "He is the King of kings, He is the Lord of lords.  He 
is Master of everything, let Him be adored."

His is the birth we are preparing to celebrate in a few days.  It is this astounding revelation of God coming to earth and taking on human form that is spoken of by the prophets in the following Scriptures: (I know you are familiar with all these Scriptures, but I repeat them here so that our attention remains on the great event that divided 
history!)

"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
 Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
 From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler of Israel.
 His goings forth are from long ago,
 From the days of eternity."  Micah 5:2
(Fulfillment of this is found in Matthew 2:1)

'...One will go forth for Me to be Ruler...':
"For a child will be born to us, a son will be given...
 And the government will rest on His shoulders;
 And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,  Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. "There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,  On the throne of David and over his kingdom,  To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness  From then on and forevermore..."  Isaiah 9:6-7 (See the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew l: 1-16 and Luke 3:23-38

"'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord,
 'When I shall raise up for David a righteous Branch;
 And He will reign as king and act wisely
 And do justice and righteousness in the land.'"  Jeremiah 23:5 (See Luke 1:32)

"And to Him was given dominion,
 Glory and a kingdom,
 That all the peoples, nations and men of every language
 Might serve Him.
 His dominion is an everlasting dominion
 Which will not pass away;
 And His kingdom is one
 Which will not be destroyed."  Daniel 7:14
(See Luke 1:33; John 3:35)

How will His coming be made know?
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."  Isaiah 7:14

 In Matthew 1:20-23 an angel confirms the Messianic prophecy of 
the sign and His name:
"...An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, 
son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that 
which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
"And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is 
He who will save His people from their sins.'
"Now all this took place that what was spoken by the Lord through 
the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, they shall call His name Immanuel,' which translated means, 'God with us.'"

He is our King, He is our Lord and He is Master of everything!  
Let us worship and adore Him for He is oh so worthy of all our 
praise.   Amen.