When We Experience Jesus, He Is Emmanuel — God with Us

 

When We Experience Jesus, He Is Emmanuel — God with Us

Matthew 1:23: "They will call him Immanuel…God with us."

John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 1:14: "The Word became flesh and pitched his tabernacle among us."

Colossians 2:9: "For in Christ the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily."

John 14:6: "I am the way, the reality, and the life." 

Item	When We Experience Jesus, He Is Emmanuel — God with Us
Meaning	Emmanuel is not merely a theological title, but a name recognized through experience. Whenever we experience Jesus, we spontaneously realize that He is God Himself with us.
Reason	Because Jesus is nothing less than God Himself. He is not someone apart from God, nor merely God’s representative, but God personally present, approachable, and experiencable.
Illustration	Just as light does not need explanation when it shines, when Jesus is experienced, we know inwardly that God is with us.
Effect	Brings believers from objective belief into subjective experience. Faith becomes living, immediate, and supplying, not merely doctrinal.
Explanation	God tells us His name is Jesus. But when we receive and experience Him, we call Him Emmanuel—not by doctrine, but by realization.
Mutual Relationship	“Jesus” is the name of revelation; “Emmanuel” is the name of experience. Revelation tells us who He is; experience confirms He is God with us.
Examples	Experiencing Jesus as comfort → “This comfort is God with me.” Experiencing Jesus as endurance → “This endurance is God with me.” Experiencing Jesus as salvation → “This salvation is God with me.”
Application	Every turning to the spirit, calling on the Lord’s name, and enjoying Christ is entering into the reality of Emmanuel.
Burden	To lead believers from doctrinal hesitation into inward assurance that Jesus is truly God Himself.
Prophesying Guidance	“Lord Jesus, when I experience You as my peace, I know You are God with me!” “I do not seek God in the heavens—I meet God in my experience!”
Conclusion	Emmanuel is the name of experience, not of doctrine. Whoever experiences Jesus will declare: Hallelujah, Jesus is God with us!

 

Core Key Point:

Jesus is God in revelation; Emmanuel is God realized in experience.

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Symposium on the All-Inclusive Christ Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Three: Jesus—The Name of King and Savior Given by God, and Immanuel—The Name Called King and Savior by Man