Adorning the Darkness - Week 2

WestGate Church Teaching

More than 700 years before Jesus was born a man named Isaiah - a prophet who spoke God’s words to God’s people - proclaimed that one day, God would come to them, set things right and *be with* humanity. His name, Isaiah said, will be “Immanuel.” That name means “God is with us.” And the birth of Jesus shows - in astonishing ways - the lengths that God will go to be with us. But. Sometimes, though this is what we need, we don’t really want this. As author Joshua Ryan Butler wrote, “Our problem is not that we’re reaching out for God and he’s refusing to be found. It’s the opposite: God’s reaching out for us, and we’re scattering in other directions.” This message examines the importance and world-restoring power of this simple name “Immanuel” - and what it means for you and I.