IMMANUEL

December 12

IMMANUEL

And he [Ahaz] said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God

also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name

Immanuel. — ISAIAH 7:13,14

God began to speak through His prophets, promising that a Redeemer would come who would break Satan’s dominion and

restore to man his lost dominion.

The prophet Isaiah, for example, looked down through time and pointed to a daughter of David who would give birth to that promised Redeemer 750 years later.

“The Lord Himself will give you a sign,” Isaiah prophesied. “He will show you a miracle, a wonder, something out of the

ordinary.”

What will it be? A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. A virgin shall give birth to a son in a supernatural way. His Name shall be called Immanuel — which means “God with us,” or “Incarnation.” Here, God suggests the union of deity and humanity.

Confession

The Lord Himself gave a sign, a wonder. A virgin did conceive and bear a Son. His Name is called Immanuel — God with us.

He came to redeem us. Thank You, Father, for Your great plan of redemption, which You planned and sent Immanuel to

consummate.