“The wolf also shall dwell with the
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young
lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”-Isaiah 11:
6
The birth of Jesus was foretold long
ago by the prophets and mark by miraculous happenings. A virgin carried him, angel choirs announced
him, and kings bowed before him; all while he slept in a manger. The greatest man to walk this Earth, born of
such humble beginnings. A child would
lead His people and bring salvation from sin. Jesus brought salvation, he brought change:
real, genuine, supernatural change.
There are certain basic elements that are embedded in the fiber
of nature, and the sun rises, the rain falls, the animals eat, and so it
goes. The world turns and time passes on. The natural is as we know it with our eyes
exist before us and we are a part of that existences as human beings. There is also another nature that exists and
operates on basic principles. The nature
of man. That which is found within, and
bears fruit without. I am talking of
course about the lust of the flesh, the lust
of the eyes and the pride of life. This is not of the Father but of the world. It is of the world because it lives in man,
and man lives in the world and because we live in this world we bring the sin
of our carnal nature to it. As sure as
the sun will rise in the east, so a man with the carnal nature in his heart
will sin against God. He will desire to
have and he will steal. He will hate and
commit murder. He will lust and
sin. The basic principles of sin are
found within man and make up the carnal nature, just the same as the basic
elements fabricate the natural Earth we live on. It is not natural for a wolf to dwell with a
lamb or a leopard a goat; these animals are natural
enemies. There is a nature within that
causes one to attack the other. They are
not going to be in the same presence with one another without one trying to
tearing apart the other. One is a hunter
and the other a gatherer. One is a carnivore
and the other a herbivore; it is their nature.
The basic principles of nature would have to be dramatically changed
before any of the prophecy in Isaiah 11:6 would occur. It all has to be revolutionized, and it was;
when Jesus Christ was born. Jesus Christ
brought change to this world, or rather to opportunity to change. He gives mankind salvation from the inbred
nature to sin. Jesus Christ can change
your life; if you give it to him. He can
change your life, because he can change your heart. Jesus through the power of God and the Holy
Ghost can change the natural man; he can banish the carnal nature out of your
life and cause the impossible to be possible.
He changed the nature of water when they crossed the Red Sea, he changed
the nature of a lion when Daniel was in the den, and he changed the nature of a
rock in the wilderness to bring forth water.
Jesus can change the nature of your heart. He can bring love where there was once hate,
contentment where there was once covetousness, and humility in the place of
pride. Jesus Christ is change: real,
genuine, supernatural change. He can
make the change, and if you let him, he will keep the change.
The baby was born, the Son given, and all power was bought and
won over sin. We have the opportunity to
be changed, if we yield our all and give it over to Jesus. If we but let this little child, this great
King, lead us.
