Luke 1:30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
God is up to something. That’s the only thing I’m truly sure of in this passage. He is sending hope into the world, sending His Son to be born a defenseless baby and to grow up and disrupt the entire religious order with the ultimate goal of saving us all.
Luke 1:31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
God is up to something, and He’s pretty much breaking all the rules of propriety to do it. He’s not picking the most influential people (a lowly priest and his wife. An unwed teen and her betrothed) He’s not choosing the most powerful route for His Son’s entrance (a defenseless baby). And yet, through this act, the Savior of the world is born, and we are given a chance for eternal life.
Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
Precious Savior, Thank You for giving me new eyes to see the Christmas story. Thank You for allowing me to wonder what You are up to with Your choices and Your actions in this story that we know by heart. Open my eyes to Your compassion, sovereignty, and love. Amen.
Luke 1:33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Have a blessed day.