“And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.” (Luke 1:45-48)
In the Christmas story told in Luke’s Gospel, we see in Mary, the earthly
mother of Jesus Christ, an example of faith that we should seek to follow. Sent
by God to tell the young virgin that she’d been chosen to give birth to the Son
of God and the Savior of mankind, the angel Gabriel said: “Do not be
afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will
conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. (Luke
1:30-32)
Responding to her obvious question of how that could be, Gabriel explained
that Mary, who had never known a man intimately, would be overcome by the Holy
Spirit and overshadowed by “the power of the Highest.” (Luke
1:35) Mary’s obedient answer to this shocking announcement showed a maturity of
faith in a girl most likely only in her teenage years. “Then Mary said, “Behold the
maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke
1:38)
God also has a plan for your life and mine! The scale may not be nearly as
monumental, but He can use us mightily like He did Mary. We must respond to
God’s call to serve by obediently stepping out in faith, enabling His divine
will to be done. We must put our trust into action and allow God to work
through us to accomplish His purpose. When called by God to do a particular
task, we too find favor by trustingly answering, “Let it be to me according to
your word.”
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