Christmasdevo: A Christmas Devotional

A Christmas Devotional Matthew 1:23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" which means, "God with us." NIV The angel came to Mary bearing this wonderful news. It was a fulfillment of God's promise and covenant to Abraham that His seed would become a great nation, He would bless him, make his name great and that he would be a blessing to others; which is implying the coming Messiah through Abrahams' descendants. As we look upon this Christmas season and give thanks for Jesus birth let us also give thanks to God for His faithfulness to all men that He keeps His promises that Christ who dwells in our hearts by faith to those who believe, is the complete fulfillment of that promise. Before Jesus was crucified He told his disciples that it were better that He go away that the comforter could come. He was referring to the Holy Spirit being poured out. He said this because Jesus knew that it was better that He go away and no longer live "among" them, so that He could return through the Holy Spirit to live "within" them. "Immanuel" which means "God with us!" Christ in us, the hope of Glory. This Christmas with all the busyness, I encourage you to take time out to stop and remember God. His faithfulness, His love for you and all that He has done in your life. If you don't know God and would like to have a personal relationship with Him you can view my testimony on my website and receive directions to how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Have a Merry Christmas From our Family to Yours! Helpful Links: A Different Kind of Christmas: Devotions for the Season By Mike Slaughter The Miracle of Christmas By Stormie Omartian The Advent Jesse Tree: Devotions for Children and Adults to Prepare for the Coming of the Christ Child at Christmas By Dean Lambert Smith Advent and Christmas Wisdom from Henri J.M. Nouwen: Daily Scripture and Prayers together with Nouwen's Own Words By Redemptorist Pastoral Publication Click here for more Christmas Devotions links Filoiann M. Wiedenhoff is a Pastor's Wife, Work at Home Mom, Woman's Pastoral Counselor, Bible Teacher and Christian Author. She loves to write devotionals, articles, training and handbooks. She is currently working on a lay counseling handbook and devotional E-books due to publish by the end of next year. You can visit her website and sign up for her monthly newsletter on [http://www.filoiannwiedenhoff.com] . Receive my new FREE ebook of my 6 "How to Deal" articles. Just click on my website.