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 7:14 (KJV)
The word Immanuel mean, "God with us." We have already seen that Christmas has great significance. It means that God is real and that He is God. It means that God cares. (See earlier posts for the full explanation.) But it even goes further. Christmas means that God is reachable. The agnostic says he believes there is a god but that it is impossible for a finite man to reach up to an infinite God. It is great to know that Christmas makes God reachable because the infinite God reached down to man.
The Bible goes on to say that we have a great high priest that can be touched by the feelings of our infirmities. To you that carry a heavy burden, He is reachable. He says cast your cares upon me. To you that have great needs, He is reachable. Jesus said that the Lord knoweth that you have needs in this world and that you can ask and He will hear and answer.
To you who have known great heartbreak, He is reachable. Jesus said he came to heal the brokenhearted. There is nothing like the comfort of the Lord. Our father is known as the God of all comfort and he loves to heal hurting hearts.
To you that are lost in sin, He is reachable. There is no sin God hasn't already paid for. There is no sinner that God can't save. He delights in forgiving sin and in giving eternal life. When that baby boy was born some 2000 years, God entered our world. We had never seen God like that before. Jesus showed us the love of God and the compassion of a saviour. Christmas made God reachable. Will you take advantage of this opportunity? Jesus is the gift of God that will give eternal life. Have you accepted that gift. If not, ask him today and he will hear. He is reachable.
This is just a touch of the real meaning of Christmas. The depth of this great event will never be fully know this side of Heaven, but today we can rejoice in what we do know.
Just Saying
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