God with us
Dr. Roberto MirandaSUMMARY:
The birth of Jesus Christ was through the Holy Spirit and Joseph. He came to save his people from their sins and is known as Emmanuel, God with us. This means that Jesus Christ is God, and we can believe in his authority and will. He is enough, and we do not need anyone else to come into the Father's presence. As God has lived among us, he knows our condition and nature, including our temptations, sufferings, and illnesses. Therefore, we can trust him in our struggles and challenges and remember that he is always with us.
The speaker discusses how God, who assumed a physical body, knows what it is like to be sick and suffer. Through Jesus, we have a mediator who understands and sympathizes with our weaknesses. The enmity between God and humanity has ended through Christ Jesus. The speaker invites those who have not yet invited Christ into their hearts to do so, as it will bring hope and blessings to their families and lives. The speaker blesses the congregation and encourages them to continue growing and learning.Let's go to Matthew, chapter 1, verse 18 to 23. It says here that the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: Conceived by the Holy Spirit and Joseph, her husband, as he was just and did not want to slander her, he wanted to secretly leave her. And while he was thinking of this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to receive Mary as your wife, because what is generated in her is the Holy Spirit.” – And here is the part that I want to emphasize to you – “And you will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” And all this happened so that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled when he said, “Behold, a virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and you will call his name Emmanuel” – which translated is God with us…”
Let's all say, God with us. God in our midst. That the essential message is the heart of the Christmas message. It is one of the most mysterious things that the human mind or spirit can process. The fact that the Creator of the universe in which everything subsists and by which everything is sustained, thinned himself out in order to be able to enter into his own creation that he encapsulates and contains.