Up until the birth of Jesus, God was far off. He didn’t show up often in the Old Testament, and when He did it was a scary thing…. As I mentioned last week, He was a God to be feared.
For over 400 years there was silence… between the writings of the prophets and the coming of Jesus, and all that time the people of Israel waited in anticipation for their Messiah.
And then, suddenly, the angels announced that the wait was over.
Because that far off distant God who should make us tremble in fear, came to us. Emmanuel, one of the names of Jesus, means God with us. God. GOD! with, yes WITH us. You and me, every day, through Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Within us, next to us, surrounding us.
God’s plan was to come to us through Jesus, and to have Jesus transform us so that WE could be light in a dark world. We are His only plan. He came to shine more brightly in us for the transformation of the world.
Today let the words to the Come to Us wash over you. If you have never heard it, it is gorgeous and you should definitely listen.
You've come to bring peace
To be love, to be nearer to us
You've come to breathe life
To be light, to shine brighter in us
Oh Emmanuel God with us
Our Deliverer
You are Savior
In Your presence
We find our strength
Over everything
Our redemption
God with us
You are God with us
You've come to be hope
To this world
For Your honor and name
You've come to take sin
To bear shame
And to conquer the grave
Oh Emmanuel, oh God with us
Our Deliverer
You are Savior
In Your presence
We find our strength
Over everything
Our redemption
God with us
You are God with us
You are here
You are holy
We are standing
In Your glory
Our Deliverer
You are Savior
In Your presence
We find our strength
Over everything
Our redemption
God with us
Our Deliverer
You are Savior
In Your presence
We find our strength
Over everything
Our redemption
God with us
You are God with us
You are God with us
You are God with us
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