Christmas! - Part 1

And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your (Angel) word." And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38

What a wonderful statement Mary made. This statement showed her humility. This statement showed her receptiveness towards God. This statement showed her soft heart towards God. Many of us want to do great things for God, which is good, but very few want to begin with small things. Very few want to go the extra mile, very few actually want to swim against the tide and do things for God.

The angel of the Lord gave a news to Mary that she will give birth to Jesus, the Son of God, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Mary wasn't married to anyone, nor did she have any kind of relation with any man. Without marriage having a child is considered as adultery, and the law was to stone such people to death. When she received the command from God through the Angel, she could have stated all her problems. She could have stated and ignored the word of God. She could have overlooked the promise of God thinking what the people would say. She could have looked at her condition and thought that the angel is joking. She could have stated that this is not for me. She could have said that you, Angel, have come to the wrong Mary. Many other reasons she could have given, like ,we give many times. The Angel of the Lord, (preacher or anyone who shares Word of God) brings the word to us, but we say, "Its not for me, its for my neighbour. I don't deserve it. My condition is not right for it. I can't do it. What will people say?" All these thoughts can hinder the promise of God to function in our life.

What Mary did was the best. She humbled herself to receive the promise of God. She was not bothered what people would say about her. She knew one thing, if God has asked me to do something, He will provide me all the resources required and also will save me from being killed. She knew one thing which she believed very strongly, "If God has asked me to do something, He will back me up, help me to fulfill it. No man can stand against it nor stop it from being fulfilled. I will have supernatural protection. If God is for me, who can be against me."

God bless you and Merry Christmas!

– Jimsen & Sneha