Tuesday, December 4, 2012

My Immanuel

The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.    Zephaniah 3:17

This is one of my favorite verses in Scripture.  I find so many beautiful things about it.  The inner lining truth weaved in every word is Immanuel

I love Immanuel.  I love how He whispers I am with you.  

His presence dwells and surrounds His children.  His presence captivates and beckons.

He did not come to dwell for no reason.  He came because we were in great need.  A need so great that only He could fulfill it.  He came to be our Mighty Savior.  

Mighty Savior, you are with us.   

This is beauty in and of itself.  How could it possibly get any better?  But it does...

This Mighty Savior who came to dwell among us takes great delight in us.  He quiets us with His love.  He rejoices over us with singing.   

I can hear Him whispering through those words, My love for you is immense, child.  

Can you hear Him?  

Can you feel your soul settling down in His presence?  And all the worries and concerns of the day just melting away?

In this moment, nothing else matters.  

I feel so completely moved.  

My intention was to write more.  But I have no idea how to even put my heart into words right now.  I'm praying that as you've read this, you've felt Immanuel sinking deep within your soul and heard Him speak.  It's His words that really matter, not mine. 

Holy Immanuel, thank you for dwelling.  

2 comments:

  1. That is beautiful! Thank you for this reminder this morning!

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  2. God bless you for reminding me. Story of Emmanuel is indeed a wonderful story every one will agree with the hymn, 'wonderful story of love' and a response will always be 'tell it to me again'.

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