Who Is Jesus? part 3

Who is Jesus?  Who is Jesus to you?  In this Christmas season, we are often reminded of key passages of Scripture.  In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet declares that the virgin will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel. This prophecy was given more than 700 years before Jesus was born, and was quoted in Matthew 1:23.  Jesus is Immanuel which means God with us. 

Immanuel, God with us, God with you, God with me.  Thank you Jesus that you are with us wherever we are.  What a blessed assurance to know that you are always with us.  How comforting! The little boy with asthma and other breathing problems, through frequent emergency room visits and hospitalizations ... the expectant mom whose blood pressure skyrockets ... the one who goes to sleep while driving ... the community of Newtown ... when you are laid off your job ... through the tornadoes, hurricanes, floods ... church splits ... spouse wants out of the marriage ... young daughter pregnant ... child on drugs ... son sentenced to life without parole.  Whatever the issue in our lives, God is with us.  Jesus is Immanuel.  He never changes.  He never leaves us alone.