{"id":7245,"date":"2015-12-25T04:21:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T09:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=7245"},"modified":"2015-12-26T09:30:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T14:30:02","slug":"what-is-christmas-immanuel-god-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=7245","title":{"rendered":"What is Christmas? Immanuel&#8230;God with Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7303\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/immanuel.jpg\" alt=\"immanuel\" width=\"960\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/immanuel.jpg 960w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/immanuel-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/immanuel-768x200.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newdestinydenver.org\/multimedia-archive\/emmanuel-god-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Destiny Denver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/isaiah\/7-14.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah 7:14<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which translated means, &#8216;God with us'&#8221;. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/matthew\/1-23.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew 1:23<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highl\">&#8220;And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/john\/1-14.htm\" target=\"_blank\">John 1:14<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"highl\">&#8220;And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, &#8220;Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/revelation\/21-3.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Revelation 21:3<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Everything else pales&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is Christmas&#8230;without Christ?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is Christmas&#8230;because of Christ!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Is Christmas - Kutless\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/20HoJZecNqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What is Christmas? It&#8217;s not December 25&#8230;or even January 7 (for our Orthodox\/Coptic brothers and sisters). Christmas is God with us. It is His gift of Himself to us&#8230;to each one of us, if we will but receive Him&#8230;each one of us, from\u00a0every nation,\u00a0tribe, people, and tongue (<a href=\"http:\/\/biblehub.com\/revelation\/7-9.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Revelation 7:9<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>God with us. The Messiah has come.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-December-Christmas-Town-Christmas-Family-Sadie-Blog-001-155.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7273\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-December-Christmas-Town-Christmas-Family-Sadie-Blog-001-155.jpg\" alt=\"2015 December - Christmas Town, Christmas, Family, Sadie, Blog 001 (155)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-December-Christmas-Town-Christmas-Family-Sadie-Blog-001-155.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-December-Christmas-Town-Christmas-Family-Sadie-Blog-001-155-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-December-Christmas-Town-Christmas-Family-Sadie-Blog-001-155-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2015-December-Christmas-Town-Christmas-Family-Sadie-Blog-001-155-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>God with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0receive You, God. Come, Lord Jesus. We celebrate Your coming in that manger and we await Your coming again.<\/p>\n<p>As Christmas Day dawns wherever you are, we worship God, across languages and cultures. How great is our God to come to us and to be with us always! Words fail&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passion - How Great Is Our God (World Edition) [feat. Chris Tomlin]\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vg5qDljEw7Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The splendor of a king<br \/>\nClothed in majesty<br \/>\nLet all the earth rejoice<br \/>\nAll the earth rejoice<\/p>\n<p>He wraps Himself in light,<br \/>\nAnd darkness tries to hide<br \/>\nAnd trembles at His voice<br \/>\nTrembles at His voice<\/p>\n<p>How great is our God<br \/>\nSing with me<br \/>\nHow great is our God<br \/>\nAnd all will see<br \/>\nHow great, how great is our God<\/p>\n<p>Age to age He stands<br \/>\nAnd time is in His hands<br \/>\nBeginning and the end<br \/>\nBeginning and the end<\/p>\n<p>The Godhead Three in One<br \/>\nFather, Spirit, Son<br \/>\nLion and the Lamb<br \/>\nLion and the Lamb<\/p>\n<p>How great is our God<br \/>\nSing with me<br \/>\nHow great is our God<br \/>\nAnd all will see<br \/>\nHow great, how great is our God<\/p>\n<p>Name above all names<br \/>\nWorthy of all praise<br \/>\nMy heart will sing<br \/>\nHow great is our God<\/p>\n<p>Name above all names<br \/>\nYou are worthy of all praise<br \/>\nAnd my heart will sing<br \/>\nHow great is our God<\/p>\n<p><i>[3x]<\/i><br \/>\nHow great is our God<br \/>\nSing with me<br \/>\nHow great is our God<br \/>\nAnd all will see<br \/>\nHow great, how great is our God*<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wDgmJFw6F64\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Video &#8211; How Great Is Our God &#8211; Lyric Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundanefaithfulness.com\/home\/2015\/12\/24\/immanuel-by-john-lynch\" target=\"_blank\">Immanuel by John Lynch &#8211; Mundane Faithfulness<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Vwu-t7QRaE\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Tomlin &#8211; Noel (Live) ft. 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