Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
This is a blessed and glorious day. It is a day to celebrate and rejoice in the Lord for all His mighty acts and His wondrous deeds. It is, however, a day, like yesterday and like tomorrow; each day belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ. Every day should find our hearts filled with the desire to be a blessing to each other and most especially to the Lord. This world celebrates a season which is to be filled with good will toward fellow man. It sets aside a specific time of the year to honor one another with gifts and with food and with the presence of our fellowship among friends and family. This is very fine in the sense of recognizing that some change has been brought forth by the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, some two thousand years ago. At least there is a semblance of recognition that a very important event in history took place with the influence of the one called Jesus Christ. His effect on the history of the development of mankind has been phenomenal and this world does recognize that fact.
	As His church, as the Body of Christ, however, this season is seen as simply that, a season of the world’s choosing to celebrate an historical event. We, however, celebrate a life, the life of The Son of Man. Jesus Christ is not just a historical figure. He is our daily life. The influence that He has is not just in terms of the rulers of this world, and the governments of man. We know Him as ruler of the heart and of the entirety of creation, universe upon universe. He is not limited in the scope of His power. He rules body, soul, and spirit of men and of angelic hosts. All are under the governing and omnipotent power of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. 
	The prophet Isaiah had a glimpse of the glory of God, as recounted in the passage of our consideration this morning. He was shown the completeness of the coming savior of mankind. The titles that he was given for Christ are very telling in the vision shown to Him by the Spirit of God. Please note, he did not see a mighty warrior coming forth in power and strength, but a child. This child was the very Son of God as promised throughout the Old Testament prophecies. There was going to be a change in the governmental functioning of mankind at the ascension of this Son of God.
 	The government would be upon His shoulders. There is no mention of a national kingdom, just the government of mankind. What is that government? It is the governing of the heart of man. It is the rule of the soul and the spirit of man in union with Himself on high. Isaiah continues in verse 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
	Please note, this is not an earthly rule. The rule of man is very limited in its scope and length of time. The rule of man fades with the onset of time and the dust of death. But, the rule that Isaiah saw was one of eternity. There would be no end. It would be established for ever and it would be the zeal of the Lord of Hosts that would create and maintain it. There was no doubt in the mind of Isaiah that God would accomplish what He set out to bring into place in the giving of His very Son. We see this in Isa 25:1 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
	God is ever faithful and His promises are ever true. He does not waiver in that which He has purposed in His heart. He does not equivocate nor does He hesitate to do that which He has declared from even before the eternal ages. There is no doubt in the outcome of that which He proclaims into being. It is done and it is done forever. He is the One who declared His so great love toward this world that He gave His only begotten Son, to be born of a virgin, crucified on the cross and raised from the dead to pay the death sentence of all who would believe upon Him. In those believers, He has established Himself in the awakening of the spirit within. He communes with us. He comforts us. He guides us. He is our Peace. He is our very Life. He is the Love that floods our beings and flows forth unto those around us.
	This does not happen in a season. This is not a day’s supply of love; it is eternal, as He is eternal. We celebrate the life of our Lord Jesus Christ every moment of every day in so many revealed ways. We see His love in the eyes of our children. We hear His soft voice of love in the words of our spouses, our parents and so many others with whom we are joined by the Holy Spirit. We find our hearts drawn to Him and to His service not just one season of every year, but every day as we deal with those in such desperate need of His life giving touch of love.  
	Ours is not a one month commemoration, it is a day by day walk in the Lordship of the One Who so Omnipotently, Omnisciently, and Omnipresently is the very life that we live on this earth. The birth of Christ is seen in each heart that has given him or herself to Christ, asking Him to be his or her Savior and Lord. The birth of Christ is seen in the witness of the people of God as they offer themselves up a living sacrifice for the sake of their fellow brethren. The birth of Christ is seen in the love of parents who faithfully lift up their children unto the throne of God’s grace, who stand as a bulwark for those children as they face the ravaging fury of the hatred of this age for anything that present the truth of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. 
	This morning, we celebrate what we celebrate every Sunday, and every moment of our lives on this earth. We rejoice in the Lordship of Jesus Christ, who was born those many years ago and Who is alive today and forever. He is the Lord of lords and the King of kings. He is the prophesied One spoken of so often in the passages of the Old Testament, and revealed in the gospels and letters of the New Testament. He is alive now and evermore and reigns as Lord of all creation. He is the risen Son of God. In Him we raise our voices with that of Isaiah, O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.