Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Immanuel - God with Us!




All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel--which means, "God with us." (Matthew 1:22-23)

In the book of Matthew this was the name given to Jesus.  Immanuel appears twice in the Hebrew Scriptures and once in the New Testament.  When our sins made it impossible for us to come to Him, God took the extreme step of coming to us.  He made Himself vulnerable to sorrow, familiar with temptation, and exposed to sin’s disruptive power, in order to cancel its claim.  Jesus was truly one with God, taking on humanity to bring reconciliation between God and us. 

This was the only way to bring us back into relationship with God.  God came as a baby, then grew to be a man.  He walked, talked, and had fellowship with humanity in the person of Jesus, Immanuel, God with us.  Today, we as Christians can enjoy the presence of God, and fellowship with Him, through our faith in Jesus.

Remember this the next time you feel discouraged, abandoned, or too timid to undertake some new endeavor. Jesus is still Immanuel, He is still God with us.  So let us celebrate!













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