“The virgin
will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which
means God with us). Matthew 1:23
The Greatest
Gift God ever gave to his people was Jesus.
He is Immanuel, the God who is with us.
He was born
as a babe and wrapped in swaddling cloth lying in a manger. In utter poverty he walked among the people
beyond the Jordan, in Galilee and Bethlehem to Jerusalem.
He came to
live among us, to be as one of us; to feel the heart ache and pain and even separation
from the Father, as He experienced on the Cross of Golgotha.
He was God
with us, in utter simplicity, vulnerability, and humility he made His way to
the Cross. From power to powerlessness,
from leading to being led…this was His way…
He did it to
offer us a presence that never leaves us.
This is the Gift of the Holy Spirit that He released at Pentecost.
The same Spirit
that forgives us. His Spirit, the one
that carries our burdens, and sets us free to walk in joy and in freedom.
Jesus was
the promised one, Immanuel (God with us) not just with us but with every nation
that would believe the prophesy to be true…
“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…” Isaiah
9:6
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