12/18/16: 4th Sunday of Advent: In Jesus, God Shows Us that He is Real

Today's first reading is the wonderful and strange prophesy of Isaiah that "a virgin will conceive and bear a son." Isaiah gives the prophesy because Ahaz refused to ask God for a sign--an indication of his unbelief. God was simply not as real as his problems. Over 700 years after the prophesy is given, God proves how real he is by sending his Son so that we could see God and touch Him and hear Him and be touched by Him. God is faithful. He keeps His promises.