When the angel came to Mary and announced that she was highly favoured by God
and would give birth to Jesus, she was 'greatly troubled.' She wondered, and
replied "how will this be?" because she was a virgin. It is easy to look at the
'how' when God speaks to us, either through our convictions, or through His
word, or through His servants. It was a natural question that Mary needed
answered, and she got her answer to it.
The angel said that "The Holy Spirit
will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you." That is
how God does His works. And all we need to do is submit to His word, believe
what He says to us, and receive the Holy Spirit. The angel told her that nothing
is impossible with God. And she believed it!
We could think that if an angel
came and spoke to us concerning God's will for our lives, then we would know it
was true and then believe! But we are in the Church era, where we walk by faith,
not by sight. Maybe He will send an angel, but more likely He is asking us to
trust His word, and believe it. Even Mary had to surrender to the word of God
for her. She said " may it be as you have said". Her hearts attitude was one of
submission, and she said "yes" to what God was asking of her. God did the work,
He performed His will in her life, she just had to accept it.
'Blessed is she
who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished'. Luke
1:45
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