Daily Devotion

 

All I Want for Christmas: Peace

by | Nov 28, 2022 | All I Want for Christmas, Daily Devotion | 0 comments

Matthew 1:22-23 NIV
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

Seven hundred years before the birth of Christ, the nation of Israel was in dire straits. Their political, moral, military, and spiritual pillars were crumbling. Civil war had split the country in two. In 722 BC, the Assyrians swept through the Northern Kingdom and took them captive.

The prophet Isaiah did not hold back on God’s words of judgment. However, his message included the promise of impending peace. Someone was coming who would change the course of history. Twenty-two times, Isaiah promised that a Deliverer was on the way. He told the Israelites that even though they were walking in darkness, they would see a great light one day. In our passage today, that promise was fulfilled.

The Promise was not a politician who came to change the laws of the land. The Promise was not a philosopher who came to teach morality. The Promise did not come as a military leader ready to take troops into battle. The Promise did not appear as a religious leader paving the way for us to work our way to God. The Promise “became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” The Promise was called “Immanuel,” who would finally and forever bring peace.

Lord Jesus, thank you for coming to this earth. Thank you for dwelling among us. Thank you for dying on the cross for our sins. Thank you for living in us by your Holy Spirit. Thank you for being Immanuel! Amen.   

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