God With Us: The Christmas Is Not Merely A Season. It Is A Declaration—god Is With Us Series

God With Us: The True Meaning of Christmas

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.” — Isaiah 7:14

Every year, as December draws near, the world begins to sparkle. Streets brighten with lights, stores play joyful carols, homes fill with pine-scented wreaths, and children count the days until Christmas morning. Yet somewhere beneath the glitter and the gift-giving, beneath the parties and pageants, a quiet, holy truth waits to be remembered: Christmas is not merely a season. It is a declaration—God is with us.

Christmas is not primarily about what we buy, what we decorate, or what we eat. It is about what God has done. The Creator stepped into His creation. The infinite entered the finite. The eternal put on time. The Almighty wrapped Himself in the fragile flesh of a newborn child. That is the miracle of Christmas—Immanuel, God with us.

As we reflect on this profound truth, let us explore three life-changing dimensions of what it means that God is with us:

God is with us in our humanity.

God is with us in our struggles.

God is with us for our salvation.

Along the way, we will hear Scripture’s testimony, reflect on stories that illuminate faith, and open our hearts to the wonder of God’s presence.

1. God Is With Us in Our Humanity:

Christmas begins with a birth—ordinary in appearance, yet extraordinary in reality. The Son of God entered the world through pain, blood, tears, and vulnerability. He did not arrive as a warrior, or a king surrounded by armies, but as a baby wrapped in cloth and laid in a manger.

John 1:14 declares: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”

God stepped into our world not as an observer but as a participant. He knows hunger, exhaustion, rejection, and the aches of the human heart. He understands family life—carpentry, friendships, celebrations, and disappointments. He knows what it is to laugh, to cry, to work, and to suffer. Christmas reminds us that God is not far away. He is not distant, uninterested, or remote. He is near—closer than our breath.

Matthew 1:23 says, They shall call His name Immanuel, which means ‘God with us.’ Jesus is literally “God with us”—God in human form

Illustration: The King Who Became a Beggar

A story is told of a king who longed to truly understand the suffering of his people. He could have summoned or ordered them to his palace one by one, listening from a golden throne. Instead, he removed his royal garments, dressed himself as a poor laborer, and walked among them. He lived where they lived, ate what they ate, and felt what they felt. Only then did he fully understand their struggles.

Likewise, God did not save us from a distance. He came down, lived among us, and shared our human experience.

Christmas means your life is not unseen. Your tears are not ignored. Your loneliness is not unnoticed. God knows because God became one of us.

Philippians 2:6–8 says, “Who, being in very nature God… made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.”

This teaches that Jesus, though fully God, humbled Himself to become human.

2. God Is With Us in Our Struggles:

The angel’s announcement to shepherds began with these surprising words:

“Do not be afraid.” — Luke 2:10

Why would the birth of a baby bring fear? Because the world is often a place of fear—fear of the unknown, fear of the future, fear of illness, fear of failure, fear of loss. Yet Christmas declares that God enters fearful moments with the promise of His presence. - Isaiah 41:10

Philippians 4:6–7 gives us a powerful antidote to anxiety: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God… will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

Peace is not the absence of problems—it is the presence of Immanuel in the midst of them.

Story: A Father in the Dark

A father once put his young son to bed on a stormy night. Lightning flashed, thunder rolled, and the boy called out, “Daddy, come stay with me!”

The father answered gently, “God is with you, son.”

After a moment of silence, the trembling voice replied, “I know God is with me, but right now I need someone with skin on!”

Christmas tells us that God understood this need. God came “with skin on.” Jesus is the living proof that God enters our storms.

Whatever fear you carry this season—financial stress, sickness, loneliness, grief, uncertainty—remember the words of Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”