" (31) You will be with a child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name
Jesus. (32) He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High." (Luke 1:31-32)
And yet when we look at Mary, there really is nothing about her that we do not have. Physically she was made the same as we were made. But in terms of spirituality, how could we tell?
Speaking about spiritually, how many of us, really believe in the existence of God in everything we do, we see, we feel, hear and taste?
How many of us , really, have entrusted to the Lord all our cares and burdens??
" Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
How many of us trust that He will show us the way?
" I am the way, the truth and the life." ( John 14:6)
How many of us keep His commandments?
" But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave to you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to obey his commands, to haold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and your soul." (Joshua 22:5)
Even if we do, how many of us obey Christ?
" If you love Me, you will obey what I command." (John 14: 15)
And most of all, how many of us love Him without doubt??
But Mary, she did not doubt. No, she didnt. Not as Zechariah the father of John doubted.
" And now you will be silent and not be able to speak until the day it happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time. " (Luke 1:20)
She was submissive to God's plan, " I am the Lord's servant , may it be to me as you have said." (Luke 1: 38)
How sweet were those words. How very obedient she was. That was the very fact why she was chosen. She had entrusted her entire life into the cares of the Almighty God.
You think its simple, being pregnant when you are yet to marry? She was a virgin when the angel came to her.
" God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth , a town in galilee, (27) to a virgin .... virgin's name was Mary." (Luke 1: 26-27)
And in those days, conceiving a child before marriage was despicable.
And she was already engaged to Joseph!!
" ...pledged to be married to a man name Joseph.." ( Luke 1:27)
Wouldnt she be stoned for allegedly commiting adultery??
" In the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women ( caught in adultery)." (John 8:5)
But yet she said, "YES."
Even though she was troubled on how it was to happen and was initially afraid, "Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be "( Luke: 29),
she rejoiced at the very fact that she, among all women was chosen, " (47) my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.... (49) for the Mighty One has done great things for me. (Luke 1: 47-49)
If Mary could do it, why CANT we??
If Mary had cast her cares to the Lord, why DIDNT we??
If Mary could be so obedient, " why CANT we??
Why COULDNT we TRUST the Lord?? Why CANT we LET GO??
Why CANT we just ACCEPT His will???
Why CANT we just LISTEN???
It is easier said than done. I know and you know it. But if Mary could , we could!! If Samuel could, we could!! If Paul could, we could!! We can, we just have to commit to the Lord and trust in His ways. Why worry unnecessarily??
" who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (26) Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? " (Luke 12: 25-26)
It all comes down to this challenge:
How many of us can say I AM THE SERVANT OF THE LORD. MAY IT BE DONE TO BE AS YOU WILL! ???
hopefully , by fulfilling this challenge , we become true witnesses of Christ.
Reference: All scripture adapted from the New International Version of the bible.
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