Isaiah prophesied of the coming Messiah, saying that a virgin would conceive and have a child, and his name would be called Immanuel. When Matthew quotes Isaiah he adds that Immanuel means “God with us.” That’s the true meaning of Christmas.
I recently wrote that when we could not come to God, he came to us. In Isaiah chapter nine he writes “His name shall be called Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” If the baby in the manger is anything other than God with us, you’re not understanding the full implication of Christ’s birth. Continue reading