Is. 7:14; Matt. 1:22-23; 28:20
The promise of God being with us is the goal toward which the whole universe is moving (Rev. 21:3). We could describe the scene from the book of Revelation - what it will be like when the kingdom of this world becomes the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. But in order for God to be with us, God first had to die for us in order to bring us into right relationship with himself. Then God had to dwell in us to transform us so that we would be suitable for the kingdom of God. Possible outline might be: God for us, God in us, God with us. It's a picture of the hope that is available for all of us at Christmas. God will be with us, whatever we're going through. Even to the end of the age and for all eternity.
