IMMANUEL, GOD WITH US

God planned this day before the earth's foundation was laid.......the day Jesus Christ our Savior would be born.

He planned it to be one of the most extraordinary days in the history of the earth that He would soon speak into being. It was a day most profound, but all but a few people missed it's significance.....just like today.

A tiny little baby would be born in the city of Bethlehem. He would be called the Son of God, Immanuel, God with us.

"Matthew 1:23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son: and they shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God With US."

Even before Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, the plan for Jesus to be born into this world was already complete.

He was a fully human man, but He was no ordinary man.....He was also God. He would never sin, and because of this our Holy God could accept His sacrifice on our behalf.

Yes, He was born to die.

What happened at the cross was planned in eternity past as well.

The cross was not a tragedy, it is a victory. Satan was defeated and we are reconciled to our Holy God.

The tiny baby in the manger so long ago was the Son of God who did for us what we could never do for ourselves (make ourselves right with God).

Let this be the reason we celebrate....