Who better to expound on the wonder of God’s presence with us than the eloquent Charles Spurgeon:
“Immanuel, God with us.”
Satan trembles at the sound of it . . .
Let him come to you suddenly,
and do you but whisper that word, “God with us,”
back he falls, confounded and confused . . .
“God with us” is the laborer’s strength.
How could he preach the gospel,
how could he bend his knees in prayer,
how could the missionary go into foreign lands,
how could the martyr stand at the stake,
how could the confessor own his Master,
how could men labor if that one word were taken away?
“God with us” is eternity’s sonnet,
heaven’s hallelujah,
the shout of the glorified,
the song of the redeemed,
the chorus of the angels,
the everlasting oratorio of the great orchestra of the sky.
-Charles Spurgeon
The Treasury of the Old Testament, III:430
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Oh, for words to praise you rightly, Heaven Father, for the glory of “God with us!” Thank You, Lord Jesus, for coming to earth to be our Immanuel, for gracing us with your ceaseless presence.
We stand in awe of what Immanuel means. In addition to the strength Spurgeon mentions here, you provide comfort, encouragement, peace, joy, and more.
May we never take for granted this precious reality!
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