“Adeste Fideles” (CC BY 2.0) by Trish Hamme

I have a friend who loves me dearly. In fact, he is my best friend and my husband, Dennis. I am so blessed. We have been through a lot together over the past 47 years. Some of it has been exceedingly joyful and other times have been very sad and sometimes very scary. But he has been right there by my side and I am so grateful.

I know you have heard this many times: Emmanuel, God with us. But have you ever spent any serious time thinking of what this means? We know that God is faithful and that His Words are true. God is with us every moment of every day.

It is so hard to realize this. We go about our lives and most of the time we are not even thinking of God. We get caught up in the things of the world and God just slips our mind. We don’t mean to but it just happens.

But, we never slip God’s mind. He is continually with us. His Spirit is living within us. What an awesome gift. God loves us so much that He sent His Son and because of His death and resurrection, the Holy Spirit indwells every Christian from the instant they receive Christ as their Savior. Emmanuel – God with us!

Emmanuel, God with us

You have a friend who is with you through every situation in your life, whether joyful or sad. Jesus said He would never leave us nor forsake us. We can depend on Him. Please remember this the next time you are worried or sad or afraid. God sent us His Emmanuel to be with us for ever and ever. This should fill us with His Joy.

I pray you and your family have a blessed Christmas filled with the joy and peace of Christ.