Diary of a Pregnant Virgin #4
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Dear Diary,
I found a verse in Isaiah that I think is talking about me. Now there’s a crazy thought. Hundreds of years ago, God’s prophet was telling Israel about me.
“But the LORD will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son and will name him Immanuel.”
Immanuel – I looked it up and apparently it means “God with us.” Wow. I’ve always seen God as pretty distant. I mean, I know he loves his people and hears our prayers, but he’s… God. In heaven, far away. Or in the temple, in Jerusalem. And we’re just lowly humans. We’re not even allowed to speak his true name. If God could be really with us... I mean really really really WITH us... that would be something new altogether.
Why me? Why out of all the girls in Israel did God choose me to carry his chosen one? What did I ever do to deserve this?
I still haven’t told anyone yet. I don’t know when or how. I’ll have to sooner or later. Gulp.
God, help me.
Isaiah 7:14
I found a verse in Isaiah that I think is talking about me. Now there’s a crazy thought. Hundreds of years ago, God’s prophet was telling Israel about me.
“But the LORD will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son and will name him Immanuel.”
Immanuel – I looked it up and apparently it means “God with us.” Wow. I’ve always seen God as pretty distant. I mean, I know he loves his people and hears our prayers, but he’s… God. In heaven, far away. Or in the temple, in Jerusalem. And we’re just lowly humans. We’re not even allowed to speak his true name. If God could be really with us... I mean really really really WITH us... that would be something new altogether.
Why me? Why out of all the girls in Israel did God choose me to carry his chosen one? What did I ever do to deserve this?
I still haven’t told anyone yet. I don’t know when or how. I’ll have to sooner or later. Gulp.
God, help me.
Isaiah 7:14
1 comments:
love this. <3 That is my favorite Christmas song, too...and writing something about Emmanuel and God with us has been on my heart for a while...whenever I finally get through this schoolwork!
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