The Love of God
Tuesday, December 28
The Love of God
So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matthew 1:22-23
When people are sick, they become appreciative of those who are there for them. You’ve probably heard stories of children in hospitals who were encouraged by a celebrity visit. Regardless of whether they are there to help treat the child or lift their spirits, the one factor that remains is that someone was with them.
Similarly, God loves us and wants to be with us. But this desire does not mean that He is in need of us or anything else, for that matter. God desires to have a relationship with us. Why would a holy, all-powerful, all-knowing God even want to have a relationship with anyone from the human race? People can be sinful, needy and, most of the time, a lot of trouble.
Charles Spurgeon beautifully explains God’s heart and purpose when He sent His Son to come as a man and be with us. Sending Jesus shows:
- How low God bent down to save man. He added the nature of one of His own creatures to His own divine nature, accepting the weaknesses, frailties and dependency that the creature experiences.
- What a great miracle it was that God could add a human nature to His own and still remain God.
- The compatibility between the unfallen human nature and the divine nature; that the two could be joined shows that we are truly made in the image of God.
- That we can come to Him; if He has come to us, then we can come to Him.
What an incredible God! He truly wants a relationship with His creation. He wants it so much that He is the one who has made the path possible. That path is called His Son, Jesus. This Christmas Eve, why not come to Him? You and your entire family. What are you waiting for? God is with us — and you!