The Lord has been impressing the sweet and powerful message of GOD WITH US on my heart in the past few weeks. It goes along with what He has been teaching me in the last few months about hearing His voice. He is not a god who is made of stone...cold and uninterested. He is not a god who created us but then went to sit in heaven, leaving us to fend for ourselves.
He is our Creator. Lover. Pursuer. Father. Saviour. Redeemer. Friend. Healer. King of Glory. Living Water. Freedom. Strength. Sovereign Lord. Holy One. Shepherd. Teacher. Counselor. Righteousness. Hope. Peace. Life.
I am His child and I know His voice (John 10). He speaks to me.
He is WITH me.
God has been with us from the beginning, as evidenced so many places in Scripture...
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day... Genesis 3:8
That night the Lord appeared to him [Isaac] and said: "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham." Genesis 26:24
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Exodus 33:11
The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything. Deuteronomy 2:7
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul. 1 Samuel 18:12
Nathan replied to David, "Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you." 2 Chronicles 17:2
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17
"...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:20
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city." Acts 18:9-10
And He will be with us until forever...
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:3-4
And what we focus on, especially, during this season...
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel -- which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:18-23
God came down to us. Jesus, fully God, humbled Himself, put skin on and became a Baby. To save us.
Father, thank You for Your presence in my life. Thank You for Immanuel and for being for me and with me. Thank You for saving me and making me Your daughter. May my life portray Your glory and the Light and Life that only comes from You.
Blessings!
Hope you don't mind, but I linked back to this post because it really blessed me. :)
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