"His Name Shall Be Called The Mighty God
Isaiah 9:6
Jesus Christ, our
Savior, is God, Jehovah, the Most High God, the high and lofty One who inhabits
eternity, the second Person of the holy Trinity, possessing all the attributes
of the Godhead, in every way equal to the Father and the Spirit.His Godhead is
demonstrated by the works of creation, providence and grace attributed to him
and the worship he receives from men and angels as God. All who know him
declare, this Man is "My LORD and my God!" The
Bible declares that Christ is God manifest in the flesh, over all, blessed
forever, the great God, the living God, the true God, and eternal life. Isaiah
tells us that he is God, the Mighty One. His mighty power as God, his
omnipotence, is revealed in the works he performs, works which none but God
himself could do.
THE WORKS HE PERFORMED
BEFORE HIS INCARNATION DEMONSTRATE THAT CHRIST IS THE MIGHTY GOD. Who but the
Mighty God could create all things out of nothing,uphold
all things by the Word of his power, and sovereignly manage all the affairs of
providence? These are works attributed to Christ throughout the Scriptures. He
not only had a hand in them, he performed them!
THE WORKS PERFORMED BY
CHRIST WHILE HE WAS UPON THE EARTH WERE THE WORKS OF GOD,THE
MIGHTY ONE.He healed the sick by the word of his power, fed the multitudes with
the loaves and fish, cast out devils, calmed the winds and the sea by his
voice, and raised the dead by his own word.The Man who did these things is
God,the Mighty One!
CHRIST SHOWED HIMSELF
TO BE THE MIGHTY GOD BY HIS GREAT WORK OF REDEMPTION. He gave himself into the
hands of wicked men; yet he controlled their hands. He never knew sin;but he bore all the sins of all his people. And when the
justice of God fell upon him, he satsified it fully with his precious blood,
and put away all the sins of God's elect forever. Then he breathed out his
life. And, after three days, he raised himself to life again!
HIS WORKS OF GRACE IN
HIS ELECT MAKE ALL WHO EXPERIENCE HIS GRACE TO KNOW THAT CHRIST JESUS IS THE
MIGHTY GOD. Who but God could make rebels willing in the day of his power,
subdue our sins, clear our consciences of guilt, deliver us from the power of
satan, keep us in the hour of temptation, restore us when we fall, comfort our
hearts in trouble, keep us in peace in this world, and preserve us in grace and
faith? We who believe know by experience that Christ is God, the mighty One!
Don Fortner