Jesus – Our Mighty God
Isaiah 9:6 – “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given…and His name shall be called…Mighty God.”
Last week we looked at the name ‘Wonderful Counselor.’ One commentator said this, “Isaiah deployed a list of titles typically associated with Israel’s kings to illustrate the majestic, kingly character of the coming Messiah. Wonderful Counselor originates from the Davidic line of monarchs, who were known for giving and receiving counsel so wonderful it was beyond human comprehension (see 2 Samuel 16:23). Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace were also divine attributes traditionally used to address earthly sovereigns.”
This week we see that Isaiah uses the name Mighty God in respect to Jesus. The word ‘Mighty’ in the Hebrew meant: powerful, by implication warrior, champion, valiant. All these would be applied to having power and authority as a military leader. The name ‘God’ is closely connected to ‘Mighty,’ being used to doubly imply strength, power, might. There is nobody like this Mighty God. Nobody has the power He has. Nobody has the strength and the might He has. There is nothing and nobody who can compare to Him when it comes to capability and strength. Jesus is our Mighty God, our powerful leader in battle, our hero and champion guardian. Deuteronomy 10:17 says, “For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.”
Since Jesus is God, all references about God in the Bible would refer to Him as well. Though he did not show this might and power as the people of His day expected Him to, in delivering them from the oppression of the Roman Empire, Jesus still showed, even in His earthly ministry, that He was the Mighty God. He began His ministry in the ‘power of the Holy Spirit,’ Luke 4:14. He performed mighty miracles, people who touched His garment or felt His hand upon them experienced His power flow to them, healing them and making them whole. With power and authority He commanded the demons to flee.
The most substantial evidence that He is the Mighty God was shown when He arose from the dead, conquering both sin, hell and the grave. Paul wrote to the Ephesians chapter 1 and said, “I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else — not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.”
Jesus is our Mighty God! He is still our hero, our champion against the enemy, the devil today. And one day, one day, He shall prove it to the whole world without question when He steps foot physically upon this earth again. And we can be a part of the army of God who comes with Him!