Immanuel

Isaiah prophesy's: 

"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Is. 7:14 KJV). 

In the Greek, the name Immanuel means "God with us." When Jesus was born into this world, it was the birth of God in the flesh. Paul explains in 1 Timothy: 

"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory" (1 Tim. 3:16). 

        The mystery to me is why God would humble Himself to be born in a barn, wrapped up in swaddling clothes, and laid to sleep in a feeding trough; all while laying aside His heavenly robes to be born into this sinful world, and to be crucified by the ones who bear His image. It's such a humbling thing to be enlightened to; something in which we can never fully understand, but something in which we cannot live apart from. I may not fully understand why God humbled Himself to appear in the flesh, but I am so thankful that He did; and my hope, trust, and faith are in Immanuel: God with us. Behold your King!