Due to weather here in Kernersville, NC I didn’t get to preach my full Christmas message. I had about 2 minutes. I was considering how to distill everything down to one or two sentences. How could I summarize the fall of man in the beginning, the frustration of mankind’s attempts to rescue himself and the promise of a coming Rescuer in the Old Testament, the humility and glory of the incarnation all into one brief thought?
Matthew 1:23 – “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel†(which means, God with us).”
Quoting Isaiah 7:14, we are given His name – Immanuel… God with us. I think this summarizes Christmas well.
God, the divine Creator, Elohim, holy, majestic, righteous, and loving. He came to rescue us. He came to reconcile us to himself.
Underneath the stillness of the nativity is a Creator shouting, proclaiming his name and all that it means. Immanuel. You are not alone. I promised I would come. And now I have done it.
So, after the presents are unwrapped, the tree discarded, the trash bagged and it’s time to do your taxes remember his name. Remember that no matter what you face in the coming year, or what you face now, the King of Kings is with you. He promises you that He will come. And he will do it.
