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God with us (Isaiah 7:14)


Scripture of the Day: Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 

Lyrics to “You’re Here” by Francesca Battistelli

Hold on now, gotta take a deep breath
I don't know what to say when I look in your eyes
You made the world before I was born
But here I am holding You in my arms tonight
Noel, noel, Jesus our Immanuel

You're here, I'm holding you so near
I'm staring into the face of my Savior, King and Creator
You could've left us on our own, but You're here

I don't know how long I'm gonna have you for
But I'll be watching when You change the world
Look at your hands, they're still so small
Someday You're going to stretch them out and save us all
Noel, noel, God with us Immanuel

Someday I'm gonna look back on this
The night that God became my baby boy
Someday You're gonna go home again,
But You'll leave your Spirit and flood the world with joy

You'll be here, I'm holding you so near
I'm staring into the face of my Savior, King and Creator
You could've left me on my own, but You're here 

I don’t know that reading this song does it justice…but it is one of those that I cry just about every time I hear it. There are a lot of Christmas songs about Mary (in fact I will write about another one on Friday), but this one touches a special chord. I think that is because the focus isn’t on who Jesus would become, but rather on God choosing to be WITH US. I will focus there and really not on Mary at all!

The Scripture verse (written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus), calls for the Savior’s name to be Immanuel, or God with us. Not God far away, or God who doesn’t care, but God with us. That is awesome to me (focus on the awe) for several reasons. God chose to gift us with the Trinity. He chose to come to this world as the Son of Man (Jesus). He chose to gift us with the Holy Spirit. Through those three things, He can be a part of every part, of our lives. Because He made such a sacrifice for us, I feel it is only fitting that we should choose to have Him be part of our lives. God didn’t leave us on our own, he joined us. Reader, please don’t leave Him.

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