Luke 1:42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
Verse 45 really strikes me today: “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” That is the type of person I *want* to be–the kind who believes wholeheartedly that God will fulfill His promises. And I *do* believe that, but then I worry and fret and wonder if He’ll fulfill them the way *I* think they should be fulfilled.
Luke 1:43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
I do believe that the Lord will fulfill His promises. I truly do. So why is it so hard for me, for many of us, to just trust. Period. No worrying. No fretting. No questioning. No “but this is the way I wanted it to go” -ing. I honestly don’t have an answer. But I want one.
Luke 1:44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Precious Savior, Thank You for loving me deeply, fiercely, completely, even though I struggle with complete trust. Thank You that I *do* trust You, wholeheartedly, even when I question and worry and fret. Help me to lay all of that baggage at Your feet and to simply trust You. Amen.
Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Have a blessed day.