The father and the son

No sweeter sound than his blessed name … Jesus
Our alpha and Omega are first and last
The miracle worker healer and riser of the Dead
Our blessed King of Kings advocate unsurpassed

Are a lion of Judah are lamb of God
Glorious Lord Prince of Peace most high and praised
Are Redeemer Shepherd of the flock and savior
Who got sent from mankind to be saved

He said come to me and I will give you rest
One day all the old shall pass away
No more pain death crying or morning
The armor of God has cast all fears astray

There is eternal life for those who believe in him
A beautiful mansion prepared in the heavens for us in faith… above
There is a peace and kindness that this world will never offer
Waiting within our holy Spirit a God of perfect love

Devotion by Max Lucado | The Almighty Jehovah | https://thealmightyJehovah.com

What Gabriel Never Expected

Prior to Bethlehem God gave us his messengers, his teachers, his words. But in the manger God gave us himself. Extraordinary, don’t you think? I imagine even Gabriel scratched his head at the idea of “God with us.” Gabriel surely was not one to question his God-given missions. When God sent, Gabriel went.

And when word got out that God was to become a human, Gabriel was no doubt enthused. He could envision the moment: The Messiah in a blazing chariot. The King descending on a fiery cloud. An explosion of light from which the Messiah would emerge. What he never expected, however, was a slip of paper with a Nazarene address. “God will become a baby,” it read. “Tell the mother to name the child Jesus. And tell her not to be afraid.”

Gods With Us Promise

Jesus understands you. He’s faced hunger, sorrow, and death and wants to face them with you. The Bible says Jesus “understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

If Jesus understands our weaknesses, then so does God. Jesus was God in human form. He was God with us. That’s why Jesus is called Immanuel. Immanu means “with us.” El refers to Elohim, or God. So Immanuel is not an “above-us God” or a “somewhere-in-the-neighborhood God.” He came as the “with-us God.” All of us.

“I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). Search for restrictions on the promise, and you’ll find none. There’s no withholding tax on God’s “with us” promise. God is with us. What great news!

The father and the son