Blog 06-29-2010
Tuesday
PRaP 06-29-2010
250 Events In the Life Of Christ / A Harmony Of The Gospels Part 5
“An Angel Promises The Birth Of Jesus To Mary”
26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”
34“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[a] the Son of God. 36Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37For nothing is impossible with God.”
38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
WOW! Would you have liked to been in ear shot of that conversation? None the less in the room right after Gabriel had left? I can imagine Mary was wondering why her and why now? I mean come on she was engaged to be married to Joseph and had never been with a man before and now she is told that she is with child. OK, girls how do you tell your soon to be husband that has never laid with you that you are pregnant? Not an easy thing to do I am sure. I am sure that the Holy Spirit comforted Joseph in knowing it was of God and not of any man. Surely there were an amazing amount of emotions going through her mind and body to know that she was chosen over all other women in the world to carry her own salvation in her womb. But we need to remember this important fact with Mary. She was the chosen vessel for God’s glory just like you and I. Yes, she was chosen over all women which is an honor beyond anything there could possibly be for a woman but remember she was born into this world and fulfilled her purpose just like you and me. We are born of flesh and have a purpose. Will you follow and take care of that purpose to the glory of our Father in Heaven or will you bend to the world and please it and yourself? Open the eyes of your heart and seek out the purpose that God has placed you here for. It isn’t for you that He has done this but for His own Good glory. Follow the narrow path that leads to Jesus Christ and not the easy road to sin. Difficult is the path of The Way, The Truth, and The Life, many will try and fail but the Good News is that those who try and fail can try again.
Peace and Agape Love,
Pastor Steve
