Mar 15, 2007 - Be like Mary
Mar 15 2007
Luk 1:34-38 NETDo you realize that Mary could if she wanted to, have said no to God? She could have said, no, I do not think this is a very good idea, what will the neighbors think. But she said I am a servant of the Lord. She chose to do what God asked her to do. God is a gentleman. He will never force His will on anyone.
(34) Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?"
(35) The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
(36) "And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age — although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!
(37) For nothing will be impossible with God."
(38) So Mary said, "Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.
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How about you? Are you as brave as Mary. Do you have the desire to say to God, I am a servant of the Lord. Or are you afraid of what he might ask you to do?
