"The virgin will be with child and give birth to a son and they will call Him Immanuel which means "God with us" Matt 1:23.
The Spirit calls me today and says, "let that sink deep into your heart and mind..."God with us".
"Why do you fail to realize the powerful purpose that the Father had in sending Jesus Christ, His Son in human form so long ago? His purpose was to usher in a New Covenant. People who lived and died before Jesus Christ was born were not all lost or unsaved by God. The purpose of the "New Covenant" was to establish and model the "new" relationship potential between God and His beloved Creation...Man.
God's desire over man since the Garden was to enjoy deep intimacy and fellowship with him for all eternity. Free will, the flesh with all it's choices and an evil arch enemy providing temptation at every corner, requires a very supernatural "covenant".
Hallelujah....that our God had the perfect plan...and executed it over 2000 years ago. Christ in us the hope of glory...Col 1:23....(and unity with our God.)
The "New Covenant" involved one last and final sacrifice for sin. One Holy Lamb slain. One Holy life given to stand under the Righteous judgment of our Holy God to pay the mandatory price of death for sin. "The wages of sin is death" Romans 6:23, "but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord".
The Cross of Christ is the place where God's ultimate judgement of sin was poured out upon the Savior of the world who is Jesus Christ. Now each one of us must decide whether we will accept the Holy Substitute provided by God, to be our personal Savior or to blow off the priceless gift of Salvation and stand in the place of taking that wrath upon ourselves.
There is no other choice when it comes to God's Righteous judgment. We must either accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and substitute, or take personal responsibility for sin and have God's final judgment fall upon our own head.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
What we must believe ABOUT Him is that He came to be the Savior of the world. But what represents belief IN Him is that He paid the price for me personally. I acknowledge the right of Holiness to condemn me for falling short of the Perfect standard required for salvation. In humility of heart I willingly accept and embrace Jesus Christ as being the only One who can save me from the wrath and judgement of a Holy God.
Christmas is the day we celebrate the Priceless gift; the coming of the Savior of the world. The fact that God chose to come in human form blows my circuits. The fact that He would die for me so I can live forever with Him is hard to fathom but the the fact that He loves us so much He would come from Heaven and all of it's glory to relate to His beloved creation in our arena is beyond my comprehension.
I cannot even begin to process and handle all that it means..Immanuel". But I am convicted that I must seek to know the fullness of a life now and forever that bears the evidence of "Immanuel"....God with us. What amazing things might we see and do if only we believe.
As we celebrate this great historic day on the calendar of our days, may we all come to the manger in thankful appreciation for the One who was placed there and why. If the humble Savior is not enough for anyone, may we consider this:
We bow at the Manger or we bow at the Throne of Judgement, but sooner or later all will bow:
Philippians 2:10-11 "Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in Heaven and on earth and under the earth. And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father."
I choose to bow at the manger.
The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
The Spirit calls me today and says, "let that sink deep into your heart and mind..."God with us".
"Why do you fail to realize the powerful purpose that the Father had in sending Jesus Christ, His Son in human form so long ago? His purpose was to usher in a New Covenant. People who lived and died before Jesus Christ was born were not all lost or unsaved by God. The purpose of the "New Covenant" was to establish and model the "new" relationship potential between God and His beloved Creation...Man.
God's desire over man since the Garden was to enjoy deep intimacy and fellowship with him for all eternity. Free will, the flesh with all it's choices and an evil arch enemy providing temptation at every corner, requires a very supernatural "covenant".
Hallelujah....that our God had the perfect plan...and executed it over 2000 years ago. Christ in us the hope of glory...Col 1:23....(and unity with our God.)
The "New Covenant" involved one last and final sacrifice for sin. One Holy Lamb slain. One Holy life given to stand under the Righteous judgment of our Holy God to pay the mandatory price of death for sin. "The wages of sin is death" Romans 6:23, "but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord".
The Cross of Christ is the place where God's ultimate judgement of sin was poured out upon the Savior of the world who is Jesus Christ. Now each one of us must decide whether we will accept the Holy Substitute provided by God, to be our personal Savior or to blow off the priceless gift of Salvation and stand in the place of taking that wrath upon ourselves.
There is no other choice when it comes to God's Righteous judgment. We must either accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and substitute, or take personal responsibility for sin and have God's final judgment fall upon our own head.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
What we must believe ABOUT Him is that He came to be the Savior of the world. But what represents belief IN Him is that He paid the price for me personally. I acknowledge the right of Holiness to condemn me for falling short of the Perfect standard required for salvation. In humility of heart I willingly accept and embrace Jesus Christ as being the only One who can save me from the wrath and judgement of a Holy God.
Christmas is the day we celebrate the Priceless gift; the coming of the Savior of the world. The fact that God chose to come in human form blows my circuits. The fact that He would die for me so I can live forever with Him is hard to fathom but the the fact that He loves us so much He would come from Heaven and all of it's glory to relate to His beloved creation in our arena is beyond my comprehension.
I cannot even begin to process and handle all that it means..Immanuel". But I am convicted that I must seek to know the fullness of a life now and forever that bears the evidence of "Immanuel"....God with us. What amazing things might we see and do if only we believe.
As we celebrate this great historic day on the calendar of our days, may we all come to the manger in thankful appreciation for the One who was placed there and why. If the humble Savior is not enough for anyone, may we consider this:
We bow at the Manger or we bow at the Throne of Judgement, but sooner or later all will bow:
Philippians 2:10-11 "Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in Heaven and on earth and under the earth. And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father."
I choose to bow at the manger.
The Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
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