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Main Scripture: Luke 1

Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary

²⁶ Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸ And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” ²⁹ But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. ³⁰ Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. ³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.³³ And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” ³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” ³⁵ And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. ³⁶ Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. ³⁷ For with God nothing will be impossible.” ³⁸ Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

In this passage God miraculously intervenes in the lives of two women, one young and the other, way past her prime of childbearing years. Mary got the life-changing message directly from the angel of God; Elisabeth got it through her husband, who was the one to receive it from the heavenly Messenger. What an exciting, wonder-filled and even upsetting time this must have been for both ladies.

Exciting: They were going to play an integral role in a historic, long-awaited moment in time.

Wonder-filled: For the first time both felt the stirrings of life deep within their bodies. God at work, if you please, forming none other than the Messiah Himself and His forerunner, John the Baptist. Can you blame them for wondering throughout the process? I am sure the "What will this child be like" question popped up in their minds quite often.

Upsetting?: You bet! One was a virgin, engaged to be married to a kind, loving man. The latter, however, knew for a fact that this child was not his. Thankfully, Mary's mind was put at ease when she found out that Joseph had also been "let in on the secret" by an angel, convincingly so. But what would the neighbors think? Certainly there would be hush-hush whisperings behind open palms of the hand. ............... Why, Elisabeth, on her part, hid herself for the six first months of her pregnancy!! Makes you wonder why, right? .... Shhhh .... the neighbours, remember? ..........

Thankfully, both women, in spite of the upsetting circumstances surrounding their pregnancies, were willing to do the will of God for them at that particular time in their lives. What is God's will for me at this point in time? It may not be as "earth-shattering or historic" as a "virgin or an elderly woman being with child", but it definitely will be to advance His Kingdom in some specific, God-designed way for me.

With Mary, I say: “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”  

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