What is a house
for? Where does God live? Does he need a house like we do? No, he doesn't, but when Jesus became a man
and lived on earth, he did stay in houses.
Perhaps
surprisingly, Jesus did not own the nicest house of His day. Not at all!
He once told some men who wanted to follow Him that even though birds
and foxes have homes, Jesus Himself did not have a place to lay His head
(Matthew 8:20).
Jesus was called
Immanuel or “God with us” (Matthew 1:23) because he came to live with us—eating,
talking, walking, crying, listening—doing all the things that people do from
day to day. He did all this while he
was still God.
Jesus is God who
became a human like us in every way except for sin. That is why he can totally understand our joys and troubles. Wow!
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” verse 2
Christ, by
highest heaven adored,
Christ, the
everlasting Lord!
Late in
time behold him come,
Offspring
of the virgin's womb.
Veiled in
flesh the Godhead see;
Hail the
incarnate Deity,
Pleased as
man with man to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
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