"The Lord is with you." (Luke 1:28)
These were the words the angel Gabriel used in his greeting to Mary. Could he say the same to us? He could, for the Lord has said it. "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." (Matthew 28:20)
Long before the angel appeared to Mary, the Lord had said, "Fear not; for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness." (Isaiah 41:10)
So we may be sure that the Lord is with us now and always. He says, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)
The birth of Jesus of the virgin Mary, was in fulfillment of a prophecy, referred to in Matthew. It said, "A virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matthew 1:23)
Jesus, then, is "God with us." So that the very words to Mary, "God is with you," are the assurance to us that the Lord is with us. The Lord was with her, in order that He might be with us.
If we believe the words of the angel, as addressed to Mary, we must believe that they mean us as well.--Present Truth, January 25, 1894--Timeline: Nativity-2 (The Annunciation)--Luke 1:28.