Jesus has always reminded me of His great love. I'm forever grateful that He does, because it's the greatest feeling you will ever encounter. I continually pray that Jesus pours down His love on me everyday. It's just something that I crave. It's beautiful. He's beautiful. This entry though isn't about Jesus.
Lately God has shown me a lot about Jesus' mother, Mary. What a woman of God. She was just a young girl when an angel of the Lord came to her and told her that she was going to bear a child. She had found favor with God. Wow. He chose her, a teenage girl to carry the Savior in her womb. Am I the only one that thinks that is just crazy? She had to have been fearful. Who was going to believe her? "Yeah, the Holy Spirit came upon me and now I'm pregnant." I'm sure people replied with, "Yeah right, this girl is crazy." In the first chapter of Luke, Gabriel comes to her and tells her the BEST news. A Savior is coming. His kingdom will have no end (v33). What I love too is that Gabriel even talked about Elizabeth to Mary. Just to let her know of another miracle, because Mary could have been doubting, like any of us would have. 36 And consider your relative Elizabeth-even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God. Then Mary calls herself a slave to God's plan. WOW. I want to be like Mary.
Then Mary goes to visit Elizabeth. Wouldn't you? A relative of her's. One of the only women that probably believed her. Elizabeth was so encouraging to her too. I pray to be encouraging like Elizabeth. She tells Mary in verse 45, She who has believed is blessed because what was spoken to her by the Lord will be fulfilled! This is something that I read yesterday, and that I definitely needed to hear. God's promises never fall void. NEVER. He might fulfill these promises in ways that are mysterious, but isn't that what makes life so much fun? God promised the world a Savior. A young teenage girl is holding the Lord of Lords in her womb. People weren't expecting that. They were expecting something extremely magnificent. God works in mysterious ways. Maybe you're going through something and you're waiting on the Lord. Blessed are you for believing in the promise God has for you. Just believe. That's all He wants.
I love in the story when shepherds and angels have an encounter. The angels are just so excited. They're singing! What a glorious sound to hear. I can't wait. Anyways, the shepherds told Mary and Joseph all the great things that the angels have just told them about their newborn son. Verse 19, But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.
God has told you a promise. He's not going to let you down. When the promise came through, Mary treasured up all the wonderful blessings people were speaking over her and this Son of God that she was blessed to have. When God unveils His great promise to me, oh how I'm going to treasure and meditate on every detail that He set up to lead me to that moment.
Mary, what a woman. Jesus, what a Savior. God, what a divine planner. The only one I want to plan my life.
