Man needed the presence of God in his life. In his search for God, man bowed down to golden calves, to logs that had been carved to resemble their concept of God and had even bowed down to the sun, moon and stars. In Athens they had an idol with the words engraved, “To the unknown god.”
When God worked the miracle of the birth of His Son, the Son would be called “Emmanuel,” which being interpreted is, “God with us.” Emmanuel is the one John the apostle called, “the Word.” The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. One translation says, “He pitched His tent among us.”
Man is still searching for the presence of God in the abundance of things, pleasures, sports, sex, drugs, alcohol, houses, lands and business ventures. Only when man turns to Jesus will he find God.
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