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"A Son Is Given" by Gresha Schuilling: Light Breaks Through the Darkness


Gresha Schuilling - A Son Is Given

What if heaven’s greatest gift was meant for you?

Long before the first sunrise, God had a plan with your name on it. Gresha Schuilling begins her song, “A Son Is Given”, right there: “Before time began // Our redemption was planned.”

Centuries rolled by. Prophets spoke, kingdoms rose and fell, and His promise stands firm. “Though generations passed, God’s Word would still stand.” Have you ever waited so long for an answer that you stopped listening for it? Israel knew that same pain.

Then a child arrived. The prophet Isaiah had seen this coming: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6, ESV).

The chorus of this song sings those names right back to Him. Each of His names meets a need. Confused? He counsels. Weak? He is mighty. Anxious? He is your peace.

Isaiah also wrote of a “great light” breaking into deep darkness (Isaiah 9:2). The third verse of the song celebrates it: “Darkness is broken // Your light has come.” Then comes the line every tired heart needs to hear: “Burdens are lifted, all fear is gone.”

What is the heaviest burden that you’re currently carrying? Share it with God in prayer, and then hand it over. The world already rests on His shoulders, and He can handle your burdens as well.

You were never an afterthought. Paul says that God chose us “before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4). The Father “calls us His own.” Keep that in mind this week.

Listen to “A Son Is Given” and sing along. Let the chorus settle into your day, from your first coffee to your last prayer. “Our hope was fulfilled when You sent Your Son.”

(Related scripture: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; Micah 5:2; Luke 2:11; Ephesians 1:4-10; 2 Timothy 1:9)

Background:

Before time began, God had already planned our redemption. Through generations, His promises stood firm until the promised Son came into the world. Jesus Christ, the eternal Creator, was given to reveal the Father's heart, bring salvation, and reign forever as the Prince of Peace.

Release date: October 26, 2026

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