Promised Savior
You are the promised savior,
I am the one in need.
I am the one who needs saving
You are the one who sees.
You are the one who promised
And the one who fulfills,
The work of saving is yours,
And part of your beautiful will.
I am the one who’s empty,
I am the one with none.
You are the one who finished
And said the work was done.
You are the one, my hero,
my champion, and M.V.P.
You are the one whose kindness is
Daily keeping me.
You enter my mess and make a way,
You rescue me and save the day,
My warrior king who loves me,
Whom, one day, all will see
Is king of all the nations
And of all authority
Master and caretaker of
Every living thing
Promise-maker, promise-keeper
Your love is saving me.
Isaiah 9:6–7
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
A Christmas Promise
It all begins with an idea.
Emmanuel
God with us
He promises
His presence.
God with us
In the good, the bad
And the really ugly
With us
In the sick, the messy
And the totally broken
With us
When it hurts
And nothing works
To fix the pain.
He is with us
When we are lost
And can’t find our way
With us, when
We lose it
And have a
Really bad day.
He is with us
When we get tired
And give into fear
With us
When we forget
That he is right here.
The thing is,
Bringing him to mind
Isn’t what makes him exist.
He is present
Whether we
Acknowledge him or not
Like the moon
That is hidden
By the noonday light
The moon is still the moon
That hangs in the night
And God, like the moon,
Is actually
There, all day long.
And with him
And in him.
Is where we belong
Emmanuel ,
God with us
Making himself known,
Emmanuel,
God with us
Our eternal home.
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23