Immanuel: God With Us

As I was reading Matthew 1, I came across the verse -

Immanuel - God with us.

This got me to try to look at what this really means. It is Christmas time and this is the season when most of us feel good. Yet if we look at the story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph - for them the first Christmas and even the succeeding ones were saddled with difficulties.

God Provides

I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:11-13