Remade

I've been thinking a lot about the great prophet Isaiah's foretelling of the birth of Jesus. He writes in 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”. And immediately comes to mind these questions: 1. Why does it seem that the government is NOT resting on His shoulders? 2. Why do so many NOT call Him Wonderful Counselor? 3. Why does the World NOT know Him as Mighty God and Eternal Father? 4. Why is there seemingly NO Peace in the world, EVER? As I thought through this passage and it’s deep meaning about the character and nature of Jesus, I realized that HE is in fact all of these things FOR ME because He is MY REDEEMER! And for those not redeemed He cannot be these things because the unredeemed have chosen to not receive Him. For those of us who truly have a personal relationship with the Sav