God among us, born of a virgin . . . the Word is still true!

 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)

We know most of the Church leaders (Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, etc.) rejected Christ. So why did they nor know? The Magi did! Were they so caught up in the activity of the day to ignore prophecy? 

In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet Isaiah addresses the "house of David," meaning the family and descendants of King David, and speaks of a virgin conceiving a child and giving birth to the child. Isaiah says this in the context of it being a sign from God. He also says that the child would be referred to as "Immanuel," which means "God with us" or "God among us."

The New Testament books of Matthew (Matthew 1:18-25) and Luke (Luke 1:26-38) record details involving the birth of Jesus, who was born about 700 years after the time of Isaiah. Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus was born of a virgin named Mary and that Jesus is the Son of God. Because Jesus is both fully human and fully God, he literally can be referred to as "God with us" or "God among us." (aboutbibleprophecy.com)

Don't be so quick to condemn them however! Think of today. Are we so caught up in the activities surrounding the culture that we are ignoring the scriptures . . .even prophecy? 

This CHRISTmas, let's commit to the Word rather than the world. The answers are still there!