Bible Society: Lent Encounter Day 21

Welcome to day 21 of The Lent Encounter. The theme for this week is 'Reassuring promises of God' and today's reflection is titled 'God is with us'.

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Back in the Old Testament, when God’s people were facing desperate times and a ruthless enemy, God promised them a sign: ‘a young woman who is pregnant will have a son and will name him “Immanuel”’ (Isaiah 7.14 <https://biblesociety.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tjulyddl-bultukjjjh-j/> ). That prophecy was directly relevant to the delivery of God’s people in Isaiah’s time, but Matthew picks it up in his Gospel and applies it to the birth of Jesus: ‘Now all this happened in order to make what the Lord had said through the prophet come true’ ...  Continue reading → <https://biblesociety.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tjulyddl-bultukjjjh-t/>

Stuart Ford

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