"When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied." (Isaiah 53: 11)
Emmanuel. It's such a comforting name, isn't it? God with us. To me, it's a name often associated with Christmas, when we celebrate the coming of God into our fallen world. But as we know, Christmas is only the beginning. There was a cost to the sweetness of Emmanuel--a bitter, bloody cost. As we commemorate Christ's death on the cross, it's sobering to remember the horrifying cost paid to tear open the veil, to make God with us a reality. God with us. He knew the cost, saw it laid out before Him. He knew He would be despised and rejected, a man acquainted with the deepest grief. He was under no obligation to us--sinful, rebellious man. He chose to come. He wanted to be God with us. He wanted us, wanted me, despite the cost. And the jealous passion of God's love carried His plan to completion. It is finished.
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