One of the most comforting of all the names and titles of Jesus is Immanuel, meaning “God with us." Even though we break relationship with God through our decisions and actions that go against His desires for us, God has pursued us in the ultimate way by coming to be with us in Jesus.

When we celebrate his birth, we celebrate the reality that God came to live among us, to experience the same things we experience, and to make a way for us to be brought back into right relationship with Him through Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice on the cross.

God is your loving Father who wants you to experience his Immanuel, “God with us” nearness because He also wants to be near to you. God knows your longings and wants you to experience the Hope, peace, joy and love that comes from being with him.