Separation onto Reunification

“SEPARATION ONTO REUNIFICATION”

By: Dr. Moral Win

Matthew 1:23 says, “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.”

We have already seen, from the preceding verse, that this prophecy is taken from Isaiah 7:14. Both the divine and human nature of our Lord, as well as the miraculous conception, appear to be pointed out in the prophecy quoted here as: - He shall be called `IMMAANUW-'EEL (IMMANUEL) literally, The STRONG GOD WITH US: similar to those words in the New Testament:-The Word which was God-was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth: John 1:1, 14. And, God was manifested in the flesh: 1 Tim 3:16. So that we are to understand, God with us, to imply God incarnated-God in human nature.

This seems further evident from the words of the prophet, Matt 1:15. Butter and honey shall he eat-he shall be truly man, grow up and be nourished in a human, natural way; which refers to his being WITH US, i.e. incarnated. To which the prophet adds, that he may know to refuse the evil and choose the good. This refers to him as GOD. Now this union of the divine and human nature is termed a sign or miracle, i.e. something which exceeds the power of nature to produce. And this miraculous union was to be brought about in a miraculous way: Behold a VIRGIN shall conceive: the word is very emphatic, The Virgin; the only one that ever was, or ever shall be, a mother in this way.

Gen 3:15 thus says, “The seed of the woman shall bruise the head of the serpent,” for the person who was to destroy the work of the Devil was to be the progeny of the woman, without any concurrence of the man.

And, hence, the text in Genesis speaks as fully of the virgin state of the person, from whom Christ, according to the flesh, should come, as that in the prophet, or this in the evangelist. According to the original promise, there was to be a seed, a human being, Who should destroy sin; but this seed or human being must come from the woman ALONE; and no woman ALONE, could produce such a human being, without being a virgin. Hence, “A virgin shall bear a son,” is the very spirit and meaning of the original text, independently of the illustration given by the prophet; and the fact recorded by the evangelist is the proof of the whole.

In what sense, then, is Christ GOD WITH US! Jesus is called Immanuel or God with us, in his incarnation. God united to our nature-God with man-God in man-God with us, by his continual protection-God with us, by the influences of his Holy Spirit-in the holy sacrament-in the preaching of his word-in private prayer. And God with us, through every action of our life; that we begin, continue, and end in His name. He is God with us, to comfort, enlighten, protect, and defend us in every time of temptation and trial, in the hour of death, in the Day of Judgment; and God with us, and in us, and we with and in him, to all eternity. Thus, our spirit had reunited with Christ and we no longer live alone but Christ lives in us. Therefore, though our human bodies have different forms in separate sense but we are always in Christ in spirit as one.

Colossians 3:15 says, “Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”

We must open and allow the peace of Christ to judge, decide, and govern in our hearts. No heart is right with God where the peace of Christ does not rule; and the continual prevalence of the peace of Christ is the decisive proof that the heart is right with God. When a man loses his peace, it is an awful proof that he has lost something else; that he has given way to evil, and grieved the Spirit of God. While peace rules, all is safe.

We cannot have peace with God, in ourselves, nor among each other, unless we continue in unity; and, as one body, continue in connection and dependence on Him who is our only head: to this we are called; it is a glorious state of salvation, and we should be forever thankful that we are thus privileged.

Eph 4:4-6 say, “There is one body and one Spirit- just as you were called to one hope when you were called⁴ one Lord, one faith, one baptism;⁵ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all⁶.”

One body: The organism composed of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head and all true believers in Him. It is the new creation, means that when we have given and allowed the new born baby ‘Christ’ in our hearts to be born, our spirit reunited with Him and we became the part of the body of Christ by putting faith in Him that He became our everlasting Prince of Peace. And ‘One Spirit’ The Holy Spirit himself is the life infusing every part of the body. Then, ‘the one baptism’ is undoubtedly the baptism of the Holy Spirit-that ministry of the Spirit by which we have been put into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13).

Christmas challenge:-You have a purpose, a reason for being here

Each of us has a purpose or a mission to perform in this life. That mission is unique. Each of us has been given a special task to perform, a task that specifically fits in with the master plan of our Creator. That mission was given to you at the moment of your creation. No one else has your exact mission. It cannot be transferred nor altered. If you do not complete your assigned task, no one can step in and complete it for you. It is unique to you, and only you can do it.