“Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14.
Christmas is the one time of year that our culture acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ. In the mall the other day, I heard the song, “Joy to the World the Lord is come…” blaring through the mall’s sound system. The entire mall, through song, was proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the Lord God. However, notice that the season glorifies the infancy of Jesus and not His Deity. Jesus came to the earth two thousand years ago as a humble baby. He will return to the earth a second time as the reigning, ruling King. He will come with the sound of the trumpet and every knee will bow, not to a crying baby but to the Lion of Judah on the throne.
This same God, the Lion of Judah, the King of all kings, to whom every knee will bow, now resides with us. When I consider the Christmas season, the one word that seems to sum it all up for me is, “Immanuel.” God promises to be with us. He goes with us everywhere we go, helps us, comforts us, convicts us, and ultimately loves us. It’s not the baby in a manger that is with us, it is the Lord God Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, good and kind. And He is with us.