God's Glory Church

The prophet Isaiah wrote the words of Isaiah 7:14 almost 600 years before the birth of Jesus. At the time these words were written, the Israelites were performing all the right religious practices, but they were not doing justice as God commanded. Like many prophets of Isaiah’s day, it was a warning against such injustice. But amidst this warning was a glimmer of hope that God would be in control.

Here the prophet Isaiah gives the people of Israel a reason for hope through God’s good promise – the promise that He will give a sign and appear for us. Because that’s what Emmanuel means: God with us.

But what does “God with us” mean for us today?

This means that we can share this hope by fixing our eyes on Jesus and trusting in Him. We can believe that from the birth of Christ to His present reign in Heaven, Jesus is God with us.

He is with us in our pain when we lose a loved one.

He is with us in our anger when we see injustice and do not know where to turn.

He is with us in sorrow when we mourn for the lost.

He is with us in joy when we celebrate with others.

He is at peace with us when we are merciful to a suffering world.

And He is with us in our hope, lighting the way to a bright future.

He is with us.

No matter where life has taken you in this moment—through the good or through the bad—Jesus is with you, drawing you to Himself. He is the promised Emmanuel. He is God with us.