Today I want to share again from Kenneth E. Hagin's Faith Food.
From Everlasting
December 14, 2012
"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting" (Micah 5:2).
This remarkable prophetic utterance about One who would be born of the family of Judah to be a Ruler in Israel states that His goings forth were from of old, from everlasting. He has traveled up and down through eternity, and He has left His footprints on the ages!
Too frequently people simply look at the physical side of Jesus' birth and talk about His being born as a little babe, when actually He preexisted with the Father from the beginning!
The Person we now know as Jesus Christ is one of the three Divine Persons of the Deity (God the Father, God the Son [Jesus] and God the Holy Spirit). As God, He had no beginning.
This remarkable prophetic utterance about One who would be born of the family of Judah to be a Ruler in Israel states that His goings forth were from of old, from everlasting. He has traveled up and down through eternity, and He has left His footprints on the ages!
Too frequently people simply look at the physical side of Jesus' birth and talk about His being born as a little babe, when actually He preexisted with the Father from the beginning!
The Person we now know as Jesus Christ is one of the three Divine Persons of the Deity (God the Father, God the Son [Jesus] and God the Holy Spirit). As God, He had no beginning.
Confession: The goings forth of Christ, my Lord, were from of old, from everlasting. As God, He had no beginning. Yet He came forth to this world to redeem me from the dominion of Satan. I can trust this Eternal One with my life.
I remember as a little girl thinking that Jesus would still be alive if the soldiers hadn't crucified Him! No logical understanding that IF He hadn't died, and rose again, I could not live! What wonderful depths of wisdom and knowledge are hidden within the Living Word of God! Search it out to see what YOU can find! Another little bit of Truth that is revealed in Micah 5:2 above is that Bethlehem, according to the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible, belongs to Israel! Check out a current map and then re-check what God said! Who do YOU think is right? Here is a familiar Christmas song for you called "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Hillsong:
Shalom in Him!
