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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Who Can Be Against Us?


“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called His name Jesus.”
~Matthew 1:23-25

The chorus of the song, “God With Us” by Jesus Culture says:
“God with us, God for us
Nothing can come against
No one can stand between us
God with us, God for us
Nothing can come against
No one can stand between us…”

When Christ was coming into this world, few people knew about it. There was no announcement on the internet, no front-page news announcing the King is here, and no TV crews camped outside the stable awaiting the proud mom and dad to appear at the door holding their baby. In fact, aside from Mary and Joseph, and a few family members, no one even knew Mary was expecting, and it wasn’t until after Jesus’ birth that the shepherds followed the star, and it was two years later that the magi came from the east. To say this birth was kept under wraps is an understatement. But all of Heaven knew. The angels sang, and the trumpets sounded, and I imagine the birth of God Himself in the flesh was a celebration second to none in the heavenly realms. God came to earth to save His creation, to walk as we walk, to talk as we talk and to live as we live. What a glorious event!

As Christmas draws closer, I am reminded of what an event it was for Christ to leave Heaven and become a vulnerable human, subject to cold, hunger, pain and death. Who is this King of Glory who would give up so much for the very few who follow Him faithfully? Only Jesus, and I am so grateful He did. No matter what happens, I can also sing, “God with us, God for us, nothing can come against, no one can stand between us.”

For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:29-31)?”

Read Revelation 13


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