Matthew 1:23 quotes the ancient prophecy of Isaiah 7:14:
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means, “God with us.”

The idea of God dwelling with His people is woven throughout the entire story of Scripture. In the Garden of Eden, God walked with Adam in the cool of the day—a picture of perfect fellowship. But when sin entered the world, that close communion was broken. God’s presence withdrew to the sacred space of the Holy of Holies, accessible only through sacrifice.

Then came the miracle of Christmas.
In a manger on a quiet night, God stepped back into our world—not in thunder or fire, but in the form of a child. The fullness of God wrapped in human flesh. Heaven touching earth. Immanuel, God with us.

Scripture reinforces this wonder:

• Philippians 2:6–8 reminds us that Christ, “being in very nature God… made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant.”
• John 1:1–2, 4, 14 proclaims, “In the beginning was the Word… In him was life, and that life was the Light of men… The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”

The Creator became part of His creation for one purpose—to save it.
Jesus is God with us.
He is God with us to redeem, restore, and rescue.

That is the true miracle of Christmas.