VOD: verse of the day

Verse for the Day

Verse for the Day
“But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 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, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”- Luke 1:30-33

I love the Christmas story, and always have since I was young. I am amazed by the fact that everytime I read the story, the words are the same, but I come away learning something new. In this passage, and in ones after, the gospels say how Mary and Joseph found favor with God. They obeyed and God smiled on their obedience. He trusted them with the grand task of bringing the Savior into the world. The same child they will care for, will save them from darkness. Jesus truly is a miracle baby. The thing I take away from this is obedience. God finds favor with those who obey. The more I prove I can be obedient, then the more He trusts me to do. We get more responsibility as we mature, but that is the beauty of grace. That we can keep growing closer to God because of Christ, in essence, because of Mary and Joseph's obedience.

posted by Anonymous @ 8:34 AM