December 30 Remember That “God With Us” Is Pointing To The End Of The Story
Affirmation: Happiness and Peace are Inside of Me
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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Begin to memorize Psalm 51:10. As you memorize, make it your daily prayer this year. Ponder this prayer of David and talk to God about creating in you a clean heart.
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalms 51:10 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.51.10.NIV
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff
Remember That “God With Us” Is Pointing To The End Of The Story, Where You Have A Chance To Be With Him.
The Lord himself will give you a sign: “The virgin will conceive, and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14.
This time of year, we hear a lot of the name, Immanuel, which means “God with us.” Jesus embodied the phrase so well, that as He wept for His friends, He made breakfast for them, and He allowed them into His quiet places. Jesus made Himself vulnerable, and He listened when others opened their personal lives too. In Jesus, God kneeled down and said, “I am with you.” He didn’t let death be the end of it. Instead, it was the starting line to a relationship we can encounter today.
I think that is what heaven is all about. The tomb wasn’t a dramatic explosion. Jesus hadn’t come so He would be recognized as a king or a rockstar. Jesus came to show all of history that God is here to be as close as a friend.
For people who follow Jesus, we know that Christmas is like the opening act of a play. The hardest part, we remember comes a few months later, when we reflect on Jesus’s sacrifice for us on the cross. This holiday season, as you celebrate “God with us,” remember that He chose to come even when He knew the story would take an awful turn that would end His life. The full manger points to the empty tomb. God came to life with the mission to defeat death.
Whenever you hear people talk about “Immanuel God with us,” remember that He did it, so you could be with Him.
What will you do today to experience Immanuel?
This time of year, we hear a lot of the name, Immanuel, which means “God with us.” Jesus embodied the phrase so well, that as He wept for His friends, He made breakfast for them, and He allowed them into His quiet places. Jesus made Himself vulnerable, and He listened when others opened their personal lives too. In Jesus, God kneeled down and said, “I am with you.” He didn’t let death be the end of it. Instead, it was the starting line to a relationship we can encounter today.
I think that is what heaven is all about. The tomb wasn’t a dramatic explosion. Jesus hadn’t come so He would be recognized as a king or a rockstar. Jesus came to show all of history that God is here to be as close as a friend.
For people who follow Jesus, we know that Christmas is like the opening act of a play. The hardest part, we remember comes a few months later, when we reflect on Jesus’s sacrifice for us on the cross. This holiday season, as you celebrate “God with us,” remember that He chose to come even when He knew the story would take an awful turn that would end His life. The full manger points to the empty tomb. God came to life with the mission to defeat death.
Whenever you hear people talk about “Immanuel God with us,” remember that He did it, so you could be with Him.
What will you do today to experience Immanuel?
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