Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Immanuel: God with us. For years I have tried to convince my wife that this would be a good name for a child, as a reminder of God's continued presence in our lives through the Holy Spirit. That being said, the name is what this passage is all about. God with us. Jesus is not just another random prophet called by God to preach. No, Jesus is God in the flesh. In other words, God loves us enough that he came down here. He left heaven to find us and bring us back to him. This name, Immanuel, adds the deepest level to the birth of Jesus. God loves us enough to be with us, to come down here and walk among us; to come down here to save us. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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