Matthew - Day 2: Jesus Our Immanuel

Read Matthew 1:18-25

Immanuel means “God with us.” The miracle of Christmas is that on the first Christmas, God showed up in a manger. The creator in a cradle, the infinite was an infant. God literally wrapped Himself in skin. This is not only amazing, but very distinctive! Of all the religions of the world, Christianity has a God who became a man, not a man who became a God! Jesus was God wrapped in skin. He cried when sad, bruised when hit, bled when cut, and laughed when happy. The fact that God became a man means I can know Him and that He can sympathize with me. Our God literally made his dwelling among us. Jesus is not only God wrapped in skin, pitching his tent in the backyard of our life, but He also is the explanation of God. If we ever wondered what God is like, we can look at Jesus.

Q: How did Mary come to be with child?

Q: Why is it important that Joseph not consummate the marriage until after Jesus was born?

Q: List all the things you think of when you think of God.

Q: List all the things you think of when you think of a baby.

Q: Why is it significant that God became a man?

Q: How does God becoming a man change the way you and I can pray and interact with God?

For Further Study: Micah 5:2, Luke 2:1-7, John 1:1-18