An Obedient Servant: Mary
Read: Luke 1:26-38, 46-55
How would you respond if a shining angel of God came to your home? What if he told you the plans and expectations you had for your life would be altered forever?
When Mary was told that she was going to have a baby, she was puzzled. In human terms, there was no way she could be pregnant.
“How can this be?” she asked.
Mary needed an explanation on how this defiance of natural law could work. And when the angel clarified, she surrendered herself to God, trusting that His plan for her life was best (Luke 1:46-55). Indeed, it’s likely the Lord chose Mary because of her great faith and her servant’s heart. God wanted to work through someone like her because her child would grow to offer His life in the greatest act of servanthood the universe had ever seen.
And Mary would live to see it all—everything from her son’s beautiful beginning to His violent death. His miraculous ministry, His arrest and trial, His death on the Cross that covered the sins of all, and His resurrected form. Mary couldn’t have known all the details about God’s design to redeem the world, but she knew that He was good and that His plans were trustworthy.
Reflect
God’s purpose for your life won’t be all fun and games, but it will be good. How can you be more willing to offer yourself to God’s intentions for your life?
Pray about It
Ask God to give you a heart like Mary’s, willing to trust in His ways even when it doesn’t seem pleasant or make sense.