God Is with Us

‘God is with us’, Those four words strike terror in the heart of our enemies! How it must have disturbed hell the day the Lord gave the sign: ‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with us).’

When the angel announced to Mary that she would conceive, he referred to Isaiah’s prophecy of the one who would ‘reign on David’s throne’ Isaiah 9:7 “His ever-expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule with perfect fairness and justice from the throne of his father David. He will bring true justice and peace to all the nations of the world. This is going to happen because the Lord of heaven's armies has dedicated himself to do it!”. He would be called ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace’. When he arrived, ‘the people walking in darkness’ would see ‘a great light’. How perfectly this prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus stepped onto the shores of ‘Galilee of the Gentiles’ and began to undo the works of darkness.

Whatever darkness or trouble we are in today, we must remember that God came in human flesh, born of a virgin to signal satan’s defeat and the reign of God’s kingdom. Immanuel is here to stay…and He is now living in us. Know that the Lord will never leave you or forsake you.