We all know what it feels like to need someone to step in. Some burdens are too heavy to carry alone, problems too big to solve ourselves, and some seasons leave us wondering if hope is still possible. Isaiah wrote to people who understood those feelings well. Their future looked bleak, but God had not abandoned them. Instead, He promised that a deliverer was coming.

Isaiah 9:6-7 says, “For to us a child is born. To us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace, there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it, with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The seal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”

Isaiah looked ahead in faith to the coming deliverer. We have the privilege of looking back and seeing that God’s promise was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The Savior Isaiah proclaimed is the same Savior who still offers forgiveness to the guilty, peace to the troubled, and hope to the discouraged.

No matter what burden you are carrying today, remember this: the deliverer has already come. Christ still reigns, his promises still stand, and his light still shines into the darkest places. If your heart needs hope today, look to Jesus. He is everything Isaiah said he would be. And, he is everything we still need.

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