“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 1:23 NLT
Immanuel. Such an important name! A name prophesied in the Old Testament. A name full of promise, and one that would have to deliver. We see the significance of other names in the Bible, particularly how the name relates the one who bears it to the Almighty God. Names are usually given to us by our parents, identify us as individuals, help establish and explain relationships, tell stories, and can live in history–whether it be for a good or a bad reason.
Famous has a name which he has learned to recognize as his own. But it also identifies him uniquely to others as my dog. Perhaps he is not the first dog named “Famous,” but he may well be the first to have an owner named “Rich”, short for “Richard.” Together, we are “Rich and Famous”, and often it is the recognition of the phrase which causes many a laugh when people meet us for the first time. Time will tell if our names will have any literal meaning, but certainly we are better as a team together than when we are apart.
Christ came to earth to show us we are better together, with God among us, than we are without him.
I will write Your blessed name upon my heart, Immanuel, to remember You came to love even me.
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