Immanuel
Matthew 1:23, ESV Immanuel I am choosing a Christmas devotion I first wrote in October of this year in my Daily Bible Devotions blog when we were in the first chapter of Matthew. I hope you do not mind the repetition (if you read my blog).
Everyone likes stories about babies, do they not? Especially babies who are destined for greatness. There is probably no "birth" story more familiar than that of the Christmas story, the birth of "God With Us." And rightly so! Since the creation of Adam, such a thing had never been known. In the Old Testament, Christ often appeared to men as an angel, but this time, He was born as a man--the God Man. Take some time to ponder the phrase, "God with us." What humiliation did the Son of God have to suffer to willingly come to this earth, to be born of a woman, to grow up under the tutelage of parents, and to ultimately sacrifice His life for a people who despised Him? He left the throne of Glory to live in this sin-infested place we call the Earth. It was not even during a time such as ours with so many modern conveniences! Even as a child 12 years old, He was already focused on His ultimate purpose for being here. He knew, however, it was not yet His time, so He willingly submitted Himself to His parents' authority. Once His eartly ministry began, every single word He spoke, and every single thing He did was focused on the cross. We are reminded again, that we have one single purpose after becoming a Christian; every word we speak and every thing we do is to be focused on the work Christ did for us on the cross. Immanuel, God with us, paid the price for our sins that we might be made the righteousness of Christ before God. I leave you with a poem, written by my husband, David.
He Bore Our Sins He bore our sins and shall not we He bore our sorrows on the tree He who in very nature God Fair Christian faint not here but lift
You may read more of David's poetry on my web site,
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God Bless You,
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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God Bless You,
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