God with us!

For Sunday, August 14, 2022:

Matthew 1:23 NLT: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”

800 years before Jesus was Isaiah, a prophet who told us what God had told him. This prophesy is so important that Matthew includes it in the story of Jesus’ birth.

While the virgin birth is extraordinary, the best miracle is that God would be walking along side us on earth! Christians believe in only one God, a triune God known to us in three distinct forms – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All parts are equal. All are of the same mind, or as we say, ‘on the same page,’ or ‘pulling in the same direction.’ There is really only one God!

The best way to stay far from sin is to get closer to God. Today we rely on faith and grace for forgiveness. But 2,000 years ago, we could have walked with our Savior, followed him from place to place, heard the wisdom straight from his mouth and maybe even had a personal conversation with our Redeemer!

After all, God was with us! And today the Holy Spirit is still with us!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406