Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“THE PRINCE OF PEACE IS “GOD WITH US””

The name Emmanuel, “God with Us,” is the central theme of the entire Christmas story, and it is continually past, present, and future. Many feel God is so far away, but the reality of the manger is that He got close—closer than anyone could imagine.

Christ has brought inner peace to all those who call on His name. He spoke peace to the raging storms on the Sea of Galilee. He spoke peace into the demonic and oppressed. He has brought peace to the most troubled souls, the roughest of the rough, and the hardest of the hard. He is the only source of inner peace, especially when the world is raging around you.

And do not mistake this: there will be no true world peace until the Prince of Peace comes back! He is coming back on a white horse, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, to rule the nations with a rod of iron (Revelation 19:11–16). The celebration of His birth is wonderful, but we must never see His presence nor His future ending in the manger. Emmanuel is the constant reassurance that God is not far off; He is here, He is with you, and He has brought eternal peace through His redeeming blood.

Matthew 1:23– “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”