God with Us

Matthew 1:23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” 

God with us...  How sweet and comforting those words are for a child of God. To know that he is ALWAYS there. To know that we are NEVER alone. 

Hebrews 13:5b (NIV). "God has said,'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'” 

John 14:16-17 (NIV) "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."

Matthew 28:20 "And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” 

We can call on Jesus anytime, day or night, and he will always answer. He is not a far off God who misses our cries for help. He is an in-dwelling Savior who is always watching our lives and making provision for what we need. He knows what we need before we ask. 

Matthew 6:8 "Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!"

How awesome to know that he is so intimately involved in our lives that he knows our needs before we do. He sees what's ahead and plans in advance how to care for us in every situation. NOTHING ever takes God by surprise. 

2 Chronicles 16:9a "The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him."

The key here is full commitment. We can not serve the Lord in a half-hearted manner; serving our flesh and Christ. The Word tells us that this type of half-hearted attempt will leave us unstable. 

James 1:8 "Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do."

When we try to serve God and our flesh (this world) we will not have peace. However, when we keep Christ at the center of our focus his peace will be ours. 

Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!"

Let us remember that God is always with us and focus on him today!!!