“The implications of the name ‘Immanuel’ are both comforting and unsettling. Comforting, because He has come to share the danger as well as the drudgery of our everyday lives. He desires to weep with us and to wipe away our tears. And what seems most bizarre, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, longs to share in and to be the source of the laughter and the joy we all too rarely know.” ~ Michael Card

God, the Author of life, came down to earth to be Immanuel, “God with us.” Jesus gave up His home, and willingly laid aside more power than we ever could comprehend, to become a human, starting as an utterly helpless baby. He went from ruling heaven to being laid in a feeding trough. And He did it all for us.

He did it all for you.

He wanted to be “God with us,” the God who shares our lives, even the mundane details. The God who cries with us. The God who fills our lives with true joy. He gave up everything to do that for us.

He gave up everything for you.

So what do you think?

How does it make you feel, knowing that God values you that much and wants to share your life? Does that change how you view Christmas?

Could you ever give up that much for someone you love?

Tell us what you think!