IMMANUEL SKY
Sovereign God became human in order to be with us every moment of life.
May the sunset sky remind you of God’s nearness & presence with you!
全能の神は私達に寄り添うために人間としてお生まれになりました。
夕焼け空を見上げる時に、神様の臨在を思い出せますように。
Immanuel: ALWAYS
Sumida River glows like a stream of gold and reminds us that Immanuel is our victorious hope when all seems lost.
Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClNGL52vr2w/
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“Fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
恐れるな。わたしはあなたとともにいる。
たじろぐな。わたしがあなたの神だから。
わたしはあなたを強くし、あなたを助け、
わたしの義の右の手で、あなたを守る。
イザヤ書 41:10
Immanuel: NOT ALONE
Have you been encouraged by the sunset while riding the train?
Have you felt lonely while being surrounded by many people?
If God is with us, you’re never alone.
Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl49W9GPjvG/
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“I will fear no evil, FOR YOU ARE WITH ME”
Psalm 23:4
“私はわざわいを恐れません
あなたが共におられますから”
詩篇 23:4
Immanuel: LOOK UP
I looked up in front of the Spiral building in Omotesando and the sky was filled with the colors of hope.
Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClnMVnevabA/
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“And the spread of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. // Devise a plan, but it will fail; Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed; for God is with us [Immanuel]!”
Isaiah 8:8,10
(Prophet Isaiah was encouraging King Ahaz that God could defeat the enemy and rescue him from a powerful invading army.)
“その広げた翼は、インマヌエルよ、あなたの地をおおい尽くす。はかりごとをめぐらせ。しかしそれは破られる。事を謀れ。しかしそれは成らない。神が私たちとともにおられるからだ。”
イザヤ書 8:8,10
（アハズ王が完全敗北を目前に失望していた時に、預言者イザヤはインマニュエル（共にいる神）こそが勝利をもたらせる方だ！と励ました。）
Immanuel: WITH ME
On my way back from the clinic, after discovering pre-cancerous cell in my uterus, the street was basked in the golden light.
Under the same sky.
Different challenges.
Immanuel, God with us.
Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClfH8YfPIFb/
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“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 / Hebrews 13:5
「わたしは決してあなたを見放さず、あなたを見捨てない」
申命記 31:6 / へブル人への手紙 13:5
“The completely adequate word of faith in all our sorrows and all our joys is Immanuel, God with us.“ — Dallas Willard
Immanuel: WITH US
Sunset whispers, “Hold onto hope during the night. Don’t give up. The sun will rise again and the light will fill the earth.”
夕焼けは囁く「大丈夫。闇を恐れないで。また太陽が昇り、光が満ち溢れるから。」
In the ombré sky, there is no harsh dividing lines. There is no competing or separating. They are altogether beautiful. And the saving grace & mercy of Immanuel covers all of us.
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“neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8: 38-39
私はこう確信しています。死も、いのちも、御使いたちも、支配者たちも、今あるものも、後に来るものも、力あるものも、高いところにあるものも、深いところにあるものも、そのほかのどんな被造物も、私たちの主キリスト・イエスにある神の愛から、私たちを引き離すことはできません。
ローマ人への手紙 8:38-39
Immanuel: BIRTH
While painting the essence of sunset, I began to notice signs of hope all around me. This abstract image seems to represent the birth of Jesus. The Word became flesh, the Light in the darkness, the holy presence that’s both easy and hard to recognize…
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“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).”
Isaiah 7:14
“見よ、処女が身ごもっている。そして男の子を産み、その名をインマヌエルと呼ぶ。”
イザヤ書 7:14
"She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins... they shall name Him Immanuel, which translated means, “God with us.” “
Matthew 1:20-23
“マリアは男の子を産みます。その名をイエスとつけなさい。この方がご自分の民をその罪からお救いになるのです。。。 その名はインマヌエルと呼ばれる。それは、訳すと「神が私たちとともにおられる」という意味である。”
マタイの福音書 1:20-23
