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December 21, 2025 - For the Church at the St. John Church of Christ
In Isaiah 9, Jesus is called by many names and one of those names is Mighty God. I think that is an interesting name for Jesus – especially when we think of him at this time of year. The Mighty God became a helpless, human baby, born to a young, insignificant woman in rough conditions and a shoddy home, amongst barnyard animals. The Mighty God was a young man who grew up to learn a modest, manual trade from his mortal father. The Mighty God stripped himself of all privileges so he could come and live with mere humanity. Jesus, though, was magnificently mighty as well, but he never flaunted his majesty at people. This humility was a quality that attracted people to him.
When we read the Gospels, we realize there is something magnetic about Jesus. Something about Jesus attracted people. Crowds, thousands of people, sought him out. Was it because they had friends that had been healed? Like a Black Friday deal, they didn’t want to miss out. No, coming face to face with Jesus meant meeting someone different, more than anyone else they had met. To ordinary people, Jesus showed himself to be powerful but patient, strong but loving, commanding but gentle. Humanity and impeccable at the same time.
He opened dull, unseeing eyes so they could see. He loosened tongues so they could praise him. He restrained demons and brought sensibility to people’s minds so they could tell others about the Mighty God. Most of all, Jesus, God in the flesh, stripped of what he truly deserved, and separated himself from his Father so he could overcome death. This mighty act turned the sky dark, caused an earthquake because it was mind-blowing and earth-shattering. Jesus overpowered the darkness of death that we so dread not for himself but precisely because he doesn’t want you and me to know the pain of separation.
Let’s celebrate Jesus, the Mighty God, this Christmas.
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