Word of the Week - Emmanuel (God with us)

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel" (which means "God with us").  Matthew 1:23

Friends and family, I pray you are experiencing a wonderful Christmas Eve!  I pray the Lord’s presence and peace be with you and your loved ones during this special time of year that we set apart to celebrate the birth of Jesus. 

Christ is the true gift of Christmas!  It still amazes me that God sent His only begotten son Jesus down to earth to be the ultimate sacrifice so we can have eternal salvation and live the “life that is truly life” with Him, but He did not stop there.  Jesus came to this earth to be “with us” in the flesh and He remains “with us” in spirit.  As we journey through this brief time we have on earth, our God is with us through the valleys and mountain top experiences of life.  Not only is He “with us” but if we invite Him, He lives “within us” and we can experience the manifest presence of God through the power of the Holy Spirit, our great Comforter.  Under the new covenant established through Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection, we as followers of Christ are the temple of God’s Spirit. 

Oh come, Oh come Emmanuel!!!!!!!  And let’s Rejoice because God is “with us” and “within us” Isaiah 8:8. This is a great reason to Rejoice and give thanks to God during this special season that we celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus.  I pray you would experience the true comfort of Emmanuel during this season and throughout the year.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours,

P.S. I will send part 5 of my Word of the Week on Prophecy - Biblical End time Events and Timeline, next week. Taking a break for Christmas!

                                    Duane