Bible Ballistics: Mighty God? December 8, 2013 Vol. 3 No. 4

As you remember we are spending this month of December looking at the names for Jesus as referred to in Isaiah 9:6,

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” 

We see the promise of a “child”, a son—a promise’s fulfillment, which we celebrate during this Christmas time.  The birth of the Savior, Jesus, who brought us the salvation that we can’t live without, literally.  We looked last week at the first of the four main descriptions of Jesus in this passage, ‘Wonderful Counselor’.  We’ll continue this week looking at the second of these: Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

“The Mighty God” is our focus for today.  As we consider this, our normal inclination is to look at “mighty” and “God” and we kind of just gloss over the “the”!!!!  Well, I believe it’s there for a reason.  ‘The’ is the definite article, which makes a distinction between “a mighty God” which would be one among many and “THE mighty God” indicating that He alone is God. He is “THE” mighty God in contrast to and superiority over anyone or anything else.  Our Savior and Lord IS THE MIGHTY GOD!!  He’s not “a” god—HE IS GOD.

Colossians 1:15-17 declares this of Jesus, “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”

This fact is also stated clearly in

John 1:1-3, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” 

And if you remember Genesis 1:1 we know that

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” 

God created—our God, and according to Colossians and John’s Gospel, Jesus created.  So Jesus must be God.  But John made it certain with the very words of Jesus Himself.

In John 10:30 Jesus says, “I and my Father are one.” 

All of this out of “the”, who would have thought of that.  But let’s go on to the rest.  He is the “Mighty God”.  As we’ve already addressed His deity, what can we learn from the ‘mighty’ part?  What does scripture tell us about our ‘Mighty’ God, and His ‘Mighty’ Son, Jesus?

The first verse that comes to my mind is Ephesians 6:10,

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” 

We can be strong “in the Lord” because of HIS power and might.

Deuteronomy 7:21 “Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.”

Joshua 4:24, “That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.”

Job 36:5, “Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.”

Zephaniah 3:17, “The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

And of Jesus in the New Testament,

Luke 19:37 says, “And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;”

Luke 9:43, “And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,”

John 1:9-14 reveals not only the creative power of Jesus over ‘nature’, but also His creative power in that He “makes/transforms” us into the ‘Sons of God’.

“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” 

Here John reveals the power of God in Jesus

—He was/is light (the essence and substance of energy—creative energy)

—He made the world—He came into His own world

—He accepted rejection—But He SAVES those who accept HIM, to those that believe on His name (His name being that which represents His person, His power and His purpose as redeemer)

—He became flesh and dwelt among US

—He revealed HIMSELF to those who would receive Him

—He was/is full of grace and truth.

Remember Philippians 2:6

“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made HIMSELF of no reputation and took upon him the form of a servant…..”

In summary, Jesus IS GOD, the MIGHTY GOD, CREATOR, SAVIOR and REDEEMER.  What will you do with “the Mighty God”?  He came for you and me –born to die for ME, for YOU.  His power is there for YOU!!!!