{"id":5183,"date":"2015-12-01T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2015-11-28T07:41:29","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T14:41:29","slug":"emmanuel-musical-musings-in-march-sabbatical-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5183","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEmmanuel\u201d \u2013 Musical Musings in March (Sabbatical Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One more Christmas tune\u2026Christmas music is perhaps my all-time favorite music because of the hope and joy it brings to my heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC03935m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2702 size-medium\" style=\"border: 3px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC03935m-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03935m\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC03935m-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/DSC03935m.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Within the past few years, this song, \u201cEmmanuel\u201d has quickly become one of my favorite Christmas songs. Yes it speaks of Emmanuel and how God sent Jesus to be with us, but it goes one step further.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This song says that Jesus is <em>with<\/em> me. Personally <em>with<\/em> me. And what that actually means in my life. There is no more loneliness. There is no more heartache. There is no more brokenness. Because of Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we allow Emmanuel to be part of our lives, our day-to-day lives, we have all that He has to offer all the time. What a wonderful gift God gave mankind, no, what God gave to me on that first Christmas. Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So here are the words and a link to the video sung by Anthony Evans. I pray you\u2019ll receive a blessing from \u201cEmmanuel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No decorations<\/p>\n<p>No tree with tinsel, no light this year at home<\/p>\n<p>The rooms are silent, no carols playing<\/p>\n<p>For the first time she&#8217;s all alone<\/p>\n<p>But what a wonder, she says there&#8217;s comfort<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel our God is with us, yes he&#8217;s with us still<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel he has not left us and he never will<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They maybe next door<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the next row<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s someone with a heartache<\/p>\n<p>They face the season, the happy greetings with no joy in this holiday<\/p>\n<p>For all the broken, here in this moment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel our God is with us, yes he&#8217;s with us still<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel he has not left us and he never will<\/p>\n<p>He never will<\/p>\n<p>He never will<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Evan shares this beautiful song with us\u2026have a listen by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=Ky3ofanfzQE\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAll this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: \u2018The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel\u2019\u2014which means, \u2018God with us.\u2019\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 1:22-23 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today God offers His presence to anyone who is willing to accept Jesus as their personal Savior. If you want to make this decision, please feel free to contact me or find someone who can point you in the right direction. God cannot wait to be in your presence. Maybe it\u2019s time for you to get excited about being in His.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you go through your day today, remember that God is with you. He is always with you (Matthew 28:20b). He will never leave you (Hebrews 13:5). He loves you (1 John 4:9-11).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So today I say, Merry Christmas! God is with us!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Emmanuel, Anthony Evans, Composed by Tony Woods and Chad Cates, 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One more Christmas tune\u2026Christmas music is perhaps my all-time favorite music because of the hope and joy it brings to my heart. &nbsp; Within the past few years, this song, \u201cEmmanuel\u201d has quickly become one of my favorite Christmas songs. 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