IMMANUEL
The name “Immanuel” appears twice in the Hebrew Scriptures and once in the New Testament. In Greek it is rendered “Emmanouel.” One of the most comforting of all names and titles of Jesus, it is literally translated “with us is God” or, as Matthew puts it, “God with us.
When our sins made it impossible for us to come to Him, God took the outrageous step of coming to us, of making Himself susceptible to sorrow, familiar with temptation, and vulnerable to sin’s disruptive power, in order to cancel its claim. In Jesus we see how extreme God’s love is. Remember this the next time you feel discouraged, abandoned, or too timid to undertake some new endeavor. For Jesus is still Immanuel — He is still “God with us.” AMEN!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Scriptures:
Then He said, “Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:13-14
Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “BEHOLD THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL His name IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23