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NASB | Isaiah 9:6 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Is 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt 28:18; Luke 2:11] |
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Bible Note: Hi, Country Girl. I have a question about your statement: "Absolutely none of us could hold a candle to what Christ did or even the Apostles did; mainly because they had the Spirit of God to assist them." We cannot "hold a candle to what Christ did" because He is the Son of God and sinless perfection. However, though I would not dare to compare myself to an Apostle, do we not have that same Holy Spirit to assist us? Thank you for your explanation to flordeliz. As is usually the case, they (and we) had their eyes on earthly things rather than heavenly. The Jews were looking for relief from their bondage to the Romans (physical) rather than relief from their bondage to sin (spiritual). Just as when Jesus said in John 2:19, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up," the Jews thought He meant the actual building and He was speaking of the temple of His body (John 2:21). Though the Holy Spirit guides us into all truth, many times we still don't see the "heavenly perspective" because our eyes are on the earthly. For example, in Romans 8:28 we read that "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." From our earthly perspective we expect God to take difficult circumstances and make something good out of them in such a tangible way that we can point to the "good" and say, "See what God has done for us?" This helps to "explain" away the "bad" things that come our way. However, if we view it from a "heavenly perspective" (God's view) we can rest in knowing that in all circumstances God is conforming us to the image of His Son. We may not be able to see it and yet, we can KNOW it because He has told us so. "Lord, help me to get my eyes off of the temporary, physical realm that focuses on me and help me to put them on You and things eternal." In Him, Karen |