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Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 for to us a child is born to us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be

called wonderful counselor mighty God everlasting father God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Let's think about that third name,

for this child, this son given, government upon his shoulder and his name shall

be called everlasting father.

What's that about? It's a son, it's a child, that is called Everlasting Father.

Oh, don't miss the beauty here, the picture that the Bible is painting that Isaiah is

prophesying in the coming of Jesus that we now celebrate at Christmas this picture

of everlasting father, a father who cares for his children, who

protects his children, who provides for his children.

I'd think about my kids. I love my kids so much. Like I just I look at them and I'm I'm in awe that I'm their dad I I just praise God for the privilege of

loving and caring for them I want to provide for them I want to take care of them

in every way possible and the reality is I am an

imperfect father with imperfect love but the picture here is Jesus the mighty God and everlasting Father who longs to take care of us, who longs to provide for us and help us and love us and serve us and help us and help us grow

into all that we can be like this is the picture of Jesus he loves us as an everlasting

Father he protects us as an everlasting Father he cares for us as an everlasting Father everlasting father, a perfect father forever. I think about my dad, I think about

my dad, I think about before he died unexpectedly and went to be with God, just to his love

and care for me, and he too is an imperfect dad. But I have a perfect

father and I know some listening to this right now may not have had a good relationship or have a good relationship with your dad, but I just want to encourage you.

Lift your eyes to heaven and see you have a father in heaven regardless of what your father has

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