01.02.07. SECOND SATURDAY OF ADVENT

SECOND SATURDAY OF ADVENT Read Matthew 1:22-23 "And they will call him Immanuel"-which means, "God with us."

Dr. Ferris Jordan was a Baptist seminary professor. He was diagnosed with cancer, a diagnosis which not only alarmed his family, but shocked the seminary campus as well. Prayers were said as students and faculty members interceded on his behalf prior to his cancer treatments. Just before the Christmas Holiday break, Dr. Jordan stood in the Seminary Chapel to address the entire student body during chapel service. With grace and dignity this man of God, somewhat weakened by the disease which had touched his life, stood and proclaimed that the name, Immanuel, God with us, had taken on a deeper meaning to him during those difficult days.

It’s great to know that the Lord is present with us in such times, but remember, He’s there in the good times too. Advent celebrates the birth long ago, the presence today, and the anticipated second coming of our Savior.

If you really need to sense Immanuel in an area of your life, pray now, trusting that God is with you.