“He is the King of kings,
He is the Lord of lords.
He is the master of everything;
Let Him be adored.”
 
Jesus is our King of kings and Lord of lords and it is His birth we are 
preparing to celebrate in a few days. Omniscient God knew before hand 
of our great need of a Savior. In the Old Testament prophecies God 
revealed His plan long before 'the fullness of time.’ 
 
Jesus’ coming was planned in eternity past, before the foundation of the 
world.
“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
 
‘One will go forth for Me to be RULER’ (My emphasis)
Isaiah 9:6-7 tells us,
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
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…”
“‘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
 
“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
Then at the appointed time:
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, 
born of a woman…” Galatians 4:4
 
On that night when history was forever changed, some lowly shepherds 
were the first to know of the Savior’s birth:
“Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the field, 
keeping watch over their flock by night.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of 
the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you 
good tidings of great joy which will be to all people,
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is 
Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling 
cloths, lying in a manger.’
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host 
praising God and saying:
‘Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, good will toward men!’” Luke 2:8-14
 
So we join our voices and sing:
“Joy to the world the Lord is come,
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing.
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.”
Thank you Father for the awesome gift of salvation and reconciliation in 
your only begotten unique Son, our Lord Jesus, the Christ. Amen.