Immanuel (God with us)

 

Immanuel

There you have it, the simple message of the Gospel in the baby Jesus.  The promised Messiah, the Son of God.  The prophets foretold his birth some 600 years prior it happened.

“Behold the virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel”--- which, when translated, means,

“God with us"  (Matthew 1:23)

Now this might seem obvious that any god could be with us.  But this Almighty God is living and almighty.

Have you heard the story in the Bible in 1 King 18:26-29 where the prophet Elijah along with the prophets of Baal called on their false gods to get some attention from them but obviously since they were not real, they never responded.

(verse 27)  At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry out with a loud voice, for he is a god, either he is occupied, or he is out or he is on a journey.  Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened….

  In the end, the living God is the only One who responded by fire and burned the sacrifice (verse 38)

This is an example of what those false gods we might call on are like.  Of all the gods, Almighty God, Immanuel is the only God who can be always with us and is not too busy to help us.

Since there could be others on a grieving journey this Christmas, I think this God is the only One I would recommend because he is able to be with you and comfort you