Emmanuel

God with us.

"Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel." Isaiah 7:14

Today is the day we celebrate that time when God sent His Son.
Jesus. Fully God and fully man. Born of a virgin. The fulfillment of prophesies from hundreds of years before His birth.

We celebrate because it is good news.
God became one of us, that He might save us through a sacrifice of Himself, in our place. It was the only way. And it was God's plan that we might be reunited with Him, so He could dwell with us as we go about our lives here on earth.

The Christmas Story is not just an irrelevant myth about some kid born in a stable in the middle east some where a couple of thousand years ago.
It's a true (albeit sometimes embellished under artistic liscence) story of a King who gave up His throne for a short time, to show us, through his life and his death, how much we matter to Him and His Father.

To show you how much you matter to Him and His Father.
The story is not irrelevant.
Don't miss the true reason we celebrate this Christmas.

Be of good cheer, eat lots, give generously and remember Jesus :)