Immanuel

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 4th of July, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. 

We start in the Book of Colossians 1:15-16: 

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.” 

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”  
Matthew 1:23

You will find that very same scripture written hundreds of years before the birth of our Saviour in Isaiah 7:14.  

Jesus is God. That is what Immanuel means. He is not our mate; he is not the man upstairs; He is not the big boss, He is God. We need to respect that name. That name should never be used as a swear word. It cuts me very deeply into my heart and soul when I hear that magnificent, beautiful name used as a curse. The Bible tells us that every single knee shall bow and every single tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. You will find that in Philippians 2:10-11. He is the Word. Jesus is the Bible in print. A young man wrote to me the other day and asked, ”Where does it say in the Bible that Jesus is God?” Oh young man, everywhere! Everywhere! At church the other day, a young lady came up to me and asked me, “How, after forty-four years, can you still love Him with such passion?” I told her, “My faith in Christ is not just a feeling, it is a fact, and as I continued to study His word, the Bible, my love for Him grows more deeply every day.” One translation says, in Colossians 1:17:

“He existed before anything was made and now everything finds completion in Him.” 

Do you remember that beautiful old song? Please sing it with me if you know it:

And He is Lord, He is Lord, 
He has risen from the dead, and He is Lord,
Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess 
That Jesus Christ is Lord.

God bless you and have a wonderful day,

Goodbye.