the mother of Jesus
Matthew 1, 2, 13, 27, 28; Luke 1
Today I’m thinking about Mary. She was really brave, like really brave. I mean she was only around thirteen years old and got told she was going to become pregnant & give birth to the Savior. I’m a married twenty two year old & that would’ve freaked me out.
Not to mention she could’ve been killed. Like dragged into the streets and stoned to death. She could’ve been disgraced, not to mention the disgrace she would bring on her family. She could’ve lost everything. Her reputation would be shattered because no one would be assuming she got pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
These were all things Mary knew. But her response was simply, “I am the Lord’s servant.”
See, Mary had a Heavenly perspective on her situation. Instead of seeing the opposition, she saw the opportunity.
She didn’t let the idea of what people might do to her distort the vision she had of what God might do through her.
Her focus was on the right “What if?”
I wonder what I might do, what we all might do, if we combated every earthly “What if” with a Heavenly one.
“What if I offend them?” -> “What if it saves them?”
“What if they don’t listen?” -> “What if this starts their story?”
“What if they judge me?” -> “What if they need me?”
“What if I don’t know what to say?” -> “What if God uses me as His messenger?”
“What if they’ve heard this all before?” -> “What if this time the harvest is ready?”
“What if this ruins our relationship?” -> “What if this is their last chance?”
Today I pray for a new boldness in all of us, that the Heavenly “What if” would begin to silence the earthly one. God give us a sense of urgency, give us a heart for your lost kids.
Women of God, you are called to be brave.
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