Advent · Day 7 · Saturday, December 5
God with us
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Look, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel.
King Ahaz is afraid. Two armies are coming against Jerusalem, and he will not trust God. So God gives him a sign anyway: a son named Immanuel, which means “God with us.”
Matthew sees the sign fulfilled in Jesus, born to Mary (Matthew 1:22-23).
The name matters. God did not only send a message about himself. He came. Whatever you face this week, the promise of Christmas is not that it will be easy. It is that you will not face it alone.
Pray
Immanuel, God with us, thank you for coming close. Be with me in what I am afraid of today. Amen.
Carry it today
Where do you most need God with you this week?