The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a
son, and they will call him Immanuel – which means, “God with us”. Matt. 1.23
These words provide the perfect reminder of God’s constant
presence with His people.
Since the beginning of time God’s unchanging plan has been
to enjoy relationship with His people. Throughout the Old Testament God was
there for His people, though often they ignored Him and lived in disobedience
and alienation.
The words of this verse herald the New Testament, and the
appearance of God in human form connecting with His people in the most real way
and, finally, giving His life to save them.
And today, through the agency of the Holy Spirit, God is
present in as many as will receive him. He is present and active. Praise the
Lord!
Lord God,
I thank You for the
promise of Immanuel – God with us. I rejoice in knowing that I am Yours. I
commit to you as fully as I am able, and I ask You to lead me into greater
fullness of You.
I pray that You would
work in me. I echo the prayer of David and ask You to create a pure heart in
me. I seek a brand-new heart which is pure to the core. I offer my heart to
You. I ask to see all that I see with pure eyes, to hear with holy ears, and to
act with Godly responses. I seek to be God-like at the core of my being.
I ask You to renew a
steadfast spirit within me. Bring me to a place of consistency where I am not
‘up’ one minute and ‘down’ the next. I seek to be constant in You. I ask for a
work of grace that will make me a rock, able to resist temptation at all times,
holding me safe and sure in all the ever-changing situations of life.
I pray also for a
willing spirit to sustain me. Lord, let me be willing – ever willing – to do
whatever You may ask of me. I want to walk in continual obedience to Your will.
I want to please You in all that I do and not be led astray by the whims and
false imagining of my human condition. I want to live for You, Lord. Help me to
do this with all of my being.
In Jesus Name I ask. Amen.
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