and is sometimes put between the subject and adjective, since Hebrew doesn’t have the verb: to be in the present tense, by placing a personal pronoun after the subject it helps to give the thought of: state of being.
So, literally איתנו הוא אלוהים
would be:
God, He (is) with us.
The Hebrew translation of
God is near (to me)
אֱלֹהִים קָרוֹב אֵלַי
Elohim – אֱלֹהִים – God
Karov – קָרוֹב – (he) is close
Elay – אֵלַי – to me.
The prepositionעִם – eem means:
with or together with,
as in אני עם יוסף – I [am] with Joseph.
עִמָּ֫נוּאֵ֫ל – JESUS Is IMMANUEL
GOD WITH US
and it marked the fullness of time.
`Eemmanoo eyl
Mary/Maryām/מִרְיָם, Did You Know??
The questions we must ask ourselves are …
Is Immanuel also IN us?
Is the kingdom of God present withIN us?
Is God – the hope of glory – IN us?
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will follow My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
John 15:4-6. 4 Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.]
The abiding within…
This time of year can stress the calmest of individuals… The hustle and bustle and pressures of all things commercial designed to separate us from our hard earned money! There is little doubt that the disciples and emissaries of 2000+ years ago would NOT have had the same issues…it makes one wonder why we have allowed this month of the year to evolve into such a time consuming and expensive event; where the focus is not on the Lord but on gifts, food, drink and family festivities. For many it is a nightmare because of overspending leading to debt, travel leading to commuting horrors, and over-indulgence in every area giving ourselves excuses to behave way outside of our normal lifestyle.
Let’s answer the primary question…
Is Immanuel IN us not just WITH us?
Are we filled with His Spirit?
Or are we filled with the false Christmas spirit offered by the worlds’ holiday season…what are we focused on?
God is in us in Hebrew is:
בנו נמצא אלוהים
God is in me
In Hebrew, it is written as
איתי אלוהים
It means that our Heavenly Father is at work within all His creations and watches us every moment of every day.
Psalm 121:4 indeed, he who watchesoverIsrael will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord watchesover you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
He will never leave us alone whenever we face certain problems or we are put in difficult circumstances that we are unable to overcome.
The promise: I will never leave you nor forsake you; was first given to Israel and Joshua before entering the Promised Land. Deuteronomy 31:6.
Instead, He will lift us up with His righteous right hand, and will fill us with His wisdom and love, enabling us to go through the storms and climb over the mountains in our lives!
Never will I leaveyou; never will I forsakeyou. Hebrews 13:5 is the same promise in the Brit Chadashah/New Testament.
Our Heavenly Father, in the present time in the form of His Spirit of Holiness, is WITH US, in a very personal and intimate way.
The God of all creation lives within us, if we have invited Him in to stay.
He comforts us through challenging times.
He teaches us through His Word,
and leads us in His Way by equipping us to serve Him.
The fullness of time was marked at Messiahs’ birth and we are in the days of the wrapping up of the ages. Don’t let’s allow the wrapping up of gifts overwhelm us and cause us to push aside the presence of the most precious present ever given to the world and to each one of us.. Emmanuel…. He came, and although He left for a season; He will return in the completed fullness of time. Meanwhile He sent Himself as comforter, helper, counsellor; and in His spirit form He will never leave us nor forsake us.
He comforts the lonely and He heals the broken hearted.
He is the Peace that can fill and calm our chaotic lives and remove all fear, anxiety and depression.
There is not one reference to December 25th in the scriptures, so really it is just a date on the calendar when so many try to remember their Christianity.. maybe go to church and sing a nostalgic carol or two.. but that is not what our Heavenly Father has told us to do nor did Jesus. Rather it’s what we (people), have decided to do… We should rather celebrate Him every day, in every aspect of our lives. Continually grateful for our salvation because He gave His life for us. His death gave us life…eternal life and the opportunity to live the spiritually abundant life here on earth; being filled with fullness of God by His indwelling spirit, and sharing the good news that He did indeed come.
He is Emmanuel – God with us – and He desires to be
God IN US too,
so He can work His works through us, to a dying world lost in sin.
When sin abounds how much more does grace abound.
Romans 5:20
Where sin exists in abundance and is multiplying and constantly expanding… describes the growing nature of unrestrained sin today.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matt. 5:16
The darkness is rapidly increasing and we are to
shine all the brighter
and allow His glory to be seen in and through us; because
the night cometh when no man can work; John 9:4
Meaning the night of death, and of the grave, also suggesting His own death and that He had but a little time to be in this world and needed to do the works of His Father.
So it is for each individual follower of Messiah,
As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me.
There’s a storm coming! A spiritual storm and we need to be spiritually prepared!
We need to be certain that we are filled with His Spirit that Immanuel is both with us and IN us.
Salvation is Nearer Now than When We First Believed. ‘And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber. Romans 13:11
This is a time of spiritual reawakening, as we return to what we should be doing.
If you are already awake then wake up someone else!
It’s closer now than when we first believed and it’s time to
be ready and not be caught unprepared…
Don’t be distracted by things which have no heavenly value and are of no eternal benefit.
Be about our Fathers business and stay alert
being prayerfully on watch
for you know not the hour your master comes.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Matt.24:42 & 25:13
Phil. 4:7 And let the peace that passes understanding fill your hearts and minds this season because He is our Sar Shalom. This is a season of opportunity to remind all those around us why we have this date on our calendars and exactly what it means to us.
In previous years, the story we are so familiar with has been the focus of the posts. Below is a list of some whose content looks at details we may have missed.
If you haven’t read earlier posts.. below are some links for this season
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen.
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