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God with us

Matthew 1:22&23
"22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

GOD reached out to Joseph in a dream! Revealing to him that Mary's pregnancy is indeed miraculous. And, instructed him to name the baby "Jesus! For He shall SAVE His people from their sins." Joseph will be taking care of the Messiah!!! This baby was born to die for the sins of the world! Many have and do mistake Jesus's mission is to save them from their enemies, but it's not, He saves us from our sins; the guilt of them, and the power of them, and from the eternal danger of them. And, for everyone who will call Jesus their Lord and Savior can truly say "WHAT A RELIEF!"

In today's verses Matthew explains the importance of this to his readers; "Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, God with us." This is literally what the word means. Matthew is plainly and clearly communicating to his readers that Jesus is "God with us," or that the divine nature was united with the human nature. The birth of this child is a sign that God was with the Jews to deliver them, as Isaiah prophesied. Only it's far more than the Israelites who are saved, instead it's everyone in the world who will call Jesus their Lord and Savior!

Please take a few minutes to listen to this Christmas song. I love the picture it paints with the "innkeeper" regretful that he did not make room for the Holy family on the night Jesus is born. Appreciate that we are each "innkeepers" of our own hearts and minds. We each have to make room for the birth of Christ in our own lives. https://youtu.be/nJcAtD65eTA

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