(Mat 1:23 NKJV) “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
God with us. That is the message that God wanted to convey to everyone about the presence of His son here on earth. It seems pretty straight forward.
Let me dig a little deeper today, though.
One of the things that I think gets overlooked and misunderstood about this is that Immanuel doesn’t necessarily mean “God is with us”. It means “God, with us”.
I know that some people might look at that and say “what’s the difference?” Let me explain, because it really is significant.
God is with us simply means that God is with us, in a general sense. There is nothing specific about it. It’s just a general statement. We could say that God is with us no matter where we are or what we’re going through. And this is true.
God with us, however, refers specifically to Jesus being God, with us. See the difference? God, with, us!
This may seem very minor to some people, but it’s actually very significant… so important to understand in order to understand who Jesus really was.
Take a few minutes and think about this. Take it in and get understanding on this. It’s a big revelation once you understand it better.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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