Getting to Know Jesus by Name #62: Mighty God

 Isaiah 9:6 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, Prince of Peace.

Among the majestic titles Isaiah bestows upon the Messiah here is Mighty God. When we think of one who is mighty our thoughts go to things like: "possessing might, powerful; accomplished or characterized by might; great or imposing in size or extent; extraordinary; having or showing great strength or power; very great." As we have seen before God is "the supreme or ultimate reality; the being perfect in power, wisdom and goodness; who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe; a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; a person or thing of supreme value; a powerful ruler."*  Indeed, when Jesus walked into town people marveled and wondered as He said and did all sorts of things unlike any other human they had ever heard or seen.  Many did come to view Him as their Lord and their God.  That has only increased throughout the ages, as people come to understand that He was not just "way back then" or "up in the sky", but powerful in our lives and our world today.  He is Mighty God.

*(Diann Cotton: 100 Days with Jesus)