Luke 1:38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
Teenage Mary has just had A LOT laid on her. The angel told her that she is highly favored, the Lord is with her, she has found favor with God, she will conceive and give birth to a son that she must call Jesus, He will be great, will inherit the throne of David, and His kingdom will have no end. As I said, it’s a lot.
Luke 1:39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,
Mary is a teenager who just found out that she is about to be an unwed teenage mother carrying the Christ child, and her response? “I am the Lord’s servant….May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then she goes to see her cousin Elizabeth, the one person on the earth she is pretty sure can understand the magnitude of what’s just happened.
Luke 1:40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.
Precious Savior, Help me to have the trust of Mary. And thank You for the people in our lives who can comfort and encourage us in challenging times, like Elizabeth for Mary. We were not meant to go through this life alone, we need community, and that’s by Your design. Thank You. Amen.
Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Have a blessed day.