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*Immanuel: God With Us*
Isaiah 7:14
Years ago a small-town newspaper carried a letter sent in by one of its subscribers.
She had gotten a thank-you note from her grandson after he'd recently stayed with her and her husband for a few days.
The letter went like this:
Dear Grandma Kubescheski,
I had lots of fun at your house.
I am sorry I dug up all your plants.
I am sorry I used a whole roll of toilet paper.
I am sorry I put it in the toilet.
I am sorry I tried to flush it down.
I am sorry the water went all over your floor.
I am sorry I bothered your neighbors.
I am sorry I made Grandpa mad.
I am sorry for putting sand in your rainwater.
I am sorry I lost three spoons.
Grandma,
can I come again for a few weeks in the summer?
Your grandson, Gary Peters[1]
What would you do if you got a letter like that?
You'd probably write him a letter and say, "Come on over.
It would be great to have you!"
From the beginning of creation to the conclusion of this world as we know it, God has been sending us that invitation.
“Yes, I know you’ve messed up.
Yes, I know you have deliberately disobeyed me.
But I desire to still be your God and for you to be my people.”
/“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”/
(Isa 7:14 NIVUS)
Look in the manger – there is my love note – my sign that I still want to be your God and for you to be my people.
During our Advent season we have been looking at the phrase: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
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We asked ourselves ‘Who is this Child in the manger?’
Who was He before He came to our planet?
What did He give up in order to take upon Himself our human frailty and earthly form?
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We asked the reason or purpose of the incarnation.
Why did Jesus leave heaven to become a brother among us?
The answer is within the name His Father gave Him: “You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
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Last week we spoke of the mystery that in Jesus was both God and man.
We asked the significance of the virgin birth > that this human Jesus was tempted like we were yet remained holy – without sin.
This sinless one offered to God Himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sins.
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This morning:
God the Almighty One is also Immanuel > God with us.
If you want a balanced picture of God, you've got to juxtapose those two names.
He is God Most *High* ~/ and ~/ God Most *Nigh*.
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He exists outside time and space.
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He is also Immanuel—God with us.
*“The Present of Presence”*[3]**
- a child wanting to be with their parent.
- ‘quality’ time vs. ‘quantity’ time > parents who try to fit their children into their schedules.
- When I travelled to Angola – alone.
How many times I wished Theresa were with me.
~/~/ When Theresa returned from her trip to Holland: ‘I have to go back – with Ron this time.’
The best experiences are lacking when we experience them by ourselves.
The greatest experiences are shared experiences.
That is why the Almighty One became Immanuel.[4]
A.W. Tozer said that
/"most Christians are theological Christians."/
He said they are attempting the impossible.
/"They're trying to be happy without a sense of the presence."/
How sad!
The greatest gift God gives us is the present of presence.
Jesus said,
/"I will be with you always, even to the end of the age."/
The Garden of Eden
o God walked with man in the garden
o SIN stopped that communion
o Ever since God has been yearning to resume that fellowship
o No one has been looking forward to that day more that Almighty God Himself!
§ His love spared no expense to make it a reality!
Exodus > Moses spoke to God ‘face to face’ > as a friend.
Leviticus 26:11-12 (NIV) \\ /11 I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you.
12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
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2 Chronicles 6:18 (NIV) \\ /18 “But will God really dwell on earth with men?
The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you.
How much less this temple I have built!
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Is 7:14 Immanuel
/“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”/
(Isa 7:14 NIVUS)
Ezekiel 37:27 (NIV) \\ /27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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Zechariah 2:10 (NIV) \\ /10 “Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion.
For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord.
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Matthew 1 quotes Isaiah 7 that this Child is the promised: Immanuel
Rev 21:3 the dwelling of God is now with men.
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/“"The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.
"And the name of the city from that time on will be: THE LORD IS THERE."”/
(Eze 48:35 NIVUS)
- in OT God’s dwelling (shekinah) was in the tabernacle > temple
- in Christ, God dwelt among us > Jn 1:14
- during the church age, God indwells his church > Eph 2:22
- in age to come “they shall see his face” 22:4
Direct, unmarred fellowship between God and his people
‘They will be His people’.
John 14:1 > that where I am…
2 Corinthians 6:16 (NIV) \\ /16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?
For we are the temple of the living God.
As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”b/
Rev.
22:4
/“They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.”/
(Re 22:4 NIVUS)
To walk hand in hand with Christ
· To view with Him all His handiwork of what He has prepared for us.
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