Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
It's
been 27 days since I started this journey of blogging during Advent. Today is THE day before THE BIG DAY. Tomorrow we celebrate Jesus' birth, but today is the last day to prepare our hearts and we really should be celebrating
each and every day. The second to last name for Jesus is Emmanuel or Immanuel (Greek vs. Hebrew spelling). This name is so wonderful because it means "God with us".
Jesus came down from Heaven to dwell among, literally the Greek word for dwelling is ἐσκήνωσεν
and means tabernacled among us! The original reason that God had the
Israelites build the Tabernacle was so He could dwell among the people.
Then Jesus comes down to dwell among the people and teach them.
However,
Jesus didn't leave us when He ascended to Heaven after His
resurrection. He is always with us. We are never alone in any
circumstances. Sometimes I feel as if I am alone when no other humans
are around or can understand my situation. Jesus is there for me and
has gone through the same feelings and temptations that we face every
day.
Jesus
fulfilled the original intent of the Tabernacle. He came and dwelled
with us in human flesh and then returned to Heaven. The Holy Spirit was
sent down so that we can have God in us not just with us. Therefore,
the Holy Spirit dwells within us, closer than any relationship with God
prior to Jesus.
Our
relationship with God is even more intimate than Moses and God because
Jesus has fully cleansed. With this cleansing we can now come so close
to God that He can live inside of us!! Does this change your view on
the celebration tomorrow? Will you take some time tomorrow to give
thanks and just rest in the awe of God's amazing love?
With His Love,
A
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