{"id":206,"date":"2025-12-04T19:32:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/?p=206"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:43:55","slug":"with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"With"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-5-2026-at-01_30_23-PM-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-5-2026-at-01_30_23-PM-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-5-2026-at-01_30_23-PM-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-5-2026-at-01_30_23-PM-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-5-2026-at-01_30_23-PM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emmanuel, our Companion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/reframedministry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FPC-Local-With.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Christian author AW Tozer once said that \u2013 far beyond any personality test score, family background or personal interest \u2013 what someone thinks about God most defines who they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it\u2019s significant that the prophet Isaiah gave God a special name: \u201cEmmanuel\u201d.&nbsp; Literally, it means, \u201cGod with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaiah&#8217;s point is that God is not a bearded-old-man ruling from a throne far away \u2013 no, God is our companion Lord, walking with us through every joy and challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And since we\u2019re made in His image, God calls each of us to be&nbsp;with&nbsp;others in the unresolved highs and lows of their lives \u2014 not to fix nor help them, but to sit with and listen until we spot traces of Emmanuel, the God who is with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More on the topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why many of our Christmas songs miss the mark of the fullest truth of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plough.com\/en\/topics\/culture\/holidays\/christmas-readings\/not-enough-christmas-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmanuel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pastor Sam Wells speaks powerfully of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QBduvY9fT80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">living \u201cwith\u201d God<\/a>&nbsp;(rather than \u2018for\u2019 Him!).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A riff on AW Tozer\u2019s line on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/timeofgrace.org\/the-most-important-thing-about-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the importance of our view<\/a>&nbsp;of who God is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And Pastor Sam Wells again, on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiancentury.org\/article\/2014-04\/different-way-pray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to pray \u201cwith\u201d God<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmanuel, our Companion. 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