Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel--'God is with us.' Isaiah 7:14The prophecy concerning the Messiah was cloaked in impossibility. A virgin, conceiving a child? How is that possible? Only those who were looking for the impossible would be able to truly accept and receive this miracle. In today’s world, with all of our scientific advancements and “evidences” our belief in the impossible has ironically diminished and all but disappeared. Ironic, because what is mundanely everyday in our lives today was absolutely impossible only decades ago. Telephones, TV, air travel, space travel. Strangely, we attribute this all to mankind – our own inventiveness. Could it be that far from “inventing new things” we are only uncovering the incredible imaginative uses of God’s commodities?
The miracle of a virgin birth is coupled with the miracle of His name, Immanuel -- “God is with us.” That God would come in human form to walk this life with us was impossibility! But it’s true! What impossibility of God’s presence are you looking for today? Don’t miss it! The impossible is God’s specialty, and here, “with us” is where He loves to do it!
Dear Lord, you are the inventor of “impossibilities.” Open my eyes to see the impossible happening all around me today. Give me a sense of wonder as I go through this day with you. Amen
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