I’ve been contemplating the phrase “God with us,” which is the meaning of the name Emmanuel, given to Jesus. It has been increasingly evident to me that Jesus is “God with us” in the present, not only in the past at the incarnation.

The Point of Grace song “Emmanuel God With Us” brought me to understand this more easily:

Oh Emmanuel, God with us
Spirit revealed in us
That we may be your hope to the world
Oh Emmanuel, God with us
With a light to break the darkness
That we may show your hope to the world
Emmanuel, God with us
Be God in us

It’s not as though the purpose of the Christmas season is to reflect on how thankful we are for Jesus’ birth, but to remind us that God is with us, in us, and is blessing the world through us. It is our light that breaks the darkness, and Jesus is our hope to the world.

I’m sure I’ll find more to say about this in the future, but this has been a reflection upon which I am most grateful to have come across.

Doug

Doug Stuart is a committed follower of Jesus and passionate about building for the Kingdom of God through education and mobilization. He is a regular writer at LibertarianChristians.com as well as the founder of Living Loud.

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