One of my favorite things to think about at Christmastime is the concept of Emmanuel, God with us. No matter what we are going through, whether it be extreme joy or severe heartache, our Lord empathizes. He empathizes because out of His unfathomable love for us, He chose to take on flesh and live as one of us for 33 years.
Wow.
Steven Curtis Chapman says it so well:
And in one glorious moment
All eternity was shaken
As God broke through the darkness that had kept us apart
With love that conquers loneliness
And hope that fills all emptiness
He came to earth to show our worth
Our God is with us, Emmanuel
And He's come to save us, Emmanuel
And we will never face life alone
Now that God has made Himself known
As Father and Friend, with us through the end
Emmanuel
We are inconceivably blessed. His children have truly received the greatest gift of all.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
1 comment:
We have friend! I am so thankful! Dude, I miss you. I'm pretty sure it's been forfreakingever. :) When can we get together??? I mean, breakfast? coffee? Anything!!!
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