SPRING FORTH NOW 2023

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.  Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[c] because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:  “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

Matthew 1:18-23 (NIV)

On this Christmas Eve, let us focus on the gift of God, the living testament of God’s love for us, made flesh, real in our lives.  God’s gift is His Word and just as it was with Jesus, God intends to also make His Word for you flesh, real.  The Christmas celebration is about the birth of Christ, God’s Word to and for our lives, but it is also about the birth of God’s Word in you, celebrate it today.  Jesus was named Immanuel so that you and I could realize the revelation of God, His Word, is with you.  God Is With You whether there is room for Him in your appropriate place or whether your space is inappropriate for your Word, God Is With You wherever you are.  God’s presence wherever you are turns the light on and shines so brightly that not only does the darkness scatter but all good things are drawn to you and the light of God in you.  You have a Most Favored Status so engage life and its challenges courageously, as did Joseph and Mary, expect the miraculous and fully participate; abide in Him and Him in you and see the revelation, the salvation, the abundance, the Word made flesh!