…..UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN……

December 9, 2007


…..unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, Is.9:6.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life, John 3:16.

We again will celebrate, celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ, the Messiah.
The Son of God, also the Son of man.
Jesus by whom the worlds were fashioned and came into being.
Who in obedience to His Father gave His life as a ransom for sinners.
In Him was life, and the life was the light (life) of men, John 1:4.
He who made up the hedge, who stood in the gap for His people. Ez.22:30.
Jesus, who broke down the middle wall that separated God and man.
Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Jesus, who is the Resurrection and the Life.
Jesus, the Author AND the Finisher of our faith.

We have become partakers of His life by our immersion into His death and resurrection, a new everlasting life for everyone who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, who sacrificed His life to save us from spiritual darkness and death, Rom.6:3-11.
And since Jesus is our life, we may share, be partakers of His divine nature, II Peter 1:4.
Jesus is our Savior.
Jesus is our Lord.
Jesus is our Life.
God himself made Jesus our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption, I Cor.1:30.
He is our peace.
Jesus is the fruit of the Spirit, therefore:
He is our love,
He is our joy,
He is our longsuffering,
He is our gentleness,
He is our goodness,
He is our faith, meekness and temperance.
The fruit of the Spirit is a Person, His Name is Jesus.

And we, being in Jesus, being one with Him, have been delivered for all time and eternity from the tyranny of the Devil, Heidelberg Catechism question and answer # 1, Eph.5:30, I John 5:18.


Unto us a child is born…..HALLELUIAH !!!

Let us celebrate, celebrate Jesus!

Let all peoples and nations who rejoice in His appearing celebrate!

Let us celebrate for light is come, the light of LIFE in Christ Jesus the Lord!


May your Christmas season also be a season of celebration and blessing as we remember in a in a special way the birth of the Savior, Christ Jesus the Lord.


Simon VanderKooy,
St.Thomas,
Dec. 2007.