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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