People wondered why Zachariah overstayed in the temple and when He came out they understood he had seen a vision and couldn't speak. His wife became pregnant afterwards and she hid 5months. God took away her disgrace.
The angel was sent to Mary. She was highly favoured and blessed of the Lord since she was chosen to bear in her womb, Jesus who is the Son of God and would be given the throne of His Father David who reign would not end. She asked how it would happen since she wasn't married and was told that the Holy Spirit would overshadow her and she will conceive. She was told that her cousin also was pregnant for nothing is impossible with God.
She answered that let it be according to His word.
In the same way, God has chosen us just like Mary in this sin-cursed world to bear the body of Christ in our body. That we should represent Christ. We are His ambassadors; and just like Mary was told The Holy Spirit would overshadow her and she would conceive, we also cannot bear the body of Christ in us without being filled with the Holy Spirit.
It's impossible. Christ will dwell in our hearts through faith- trusting God to do what He said He will do. Eph 3:17
She said let it be done to her according to that which she was told. Even today, when God says something to us, we must believe and trust God to do it.
She went and visited Elizabeth and as soon as she greeted her, the child in Elizabeth womb lept in joy and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.
She being filled with the Holy Spirit called Mary Blessed among women and her child blessed.
She saw it as an honour to be visited by the one whom the Lord has blessed.
YOU ARE BLESSED BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE THE LORD WILL DO WHAT HE SAID. Vs 45
Mary replied in praises to the Lord and rejoicing because of the Lord. He chose her who was humble and now all generations will call her blessed. God who is mighty did great things for her; for He is merciful to all who fear Him.
Those who were proud in their hearts He cast down and exalted the humble.
He filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich empty. He helped His servant in His mercy.
We learn here that it is a privilege and honour to even be visited by one who the Lord has blessed.
We also see the qualities Mary had that God saw and chose her among all the ladies.
1. She was humble.
2. She feared God.
3. She was poor in spirit; always seeking God's help in mercy.
4. She served God
5. She trusted God to do what He promised.
We also must seek in our lives to have the qualities mentioned and we will be blessed in our generation and we'll be highly favoured of the Lord.
Let the attitude of our whole being be: 'Lord am in need of your mercy and grace. On my own I will mess unless you uphold me. I am not trusting in my own wisdom or strength but my help comes from you'- this is what poor in spirit means.
To be humble is to acknowledge God and that whatever you have, God has given you. Humility is before God.
To fear God is to fear doing anything that will hurt God. It is also to fear His judgement knowing that He sees everything we do and He will judge our motives, attitudes and actions in the final day and He cannot be bribed.
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