LIVING AS FAITHFUL PEOPLE
God's Covenant
According to the Promise
Luke 1:26-38
The Message (MSG)
A Virgin Conceives
26-28In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her:Good morning!
You're beautiful with God's beauty,
Beautiful inside and out!
God be with you. 29-33She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.
He will be great,
be called 'Son of the Highest.'
The Lord God will give him
the throne of his father David;
He will rule Jacob's house forever—
no end, ever, to his kingdom."
34Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man."
35The angel answered,
The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
the power of the Highest hover over you;
Therefore, the child you bring to birth
will be called Holy, Son of God.
36-38"And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God."
And Mary said,
Yes, I see it all now:
I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve.
Let it be with me
just as you say.
Then the angel left her.
For Reflection
With God the barren is made fruitful. Proclaim to the world that the Lord is with you. Your barren self is now filled with the Holy Spirit so that you, like Mary, can magnify the Lord. Trust in the Promise made to Abraham and now to you.
Pray
thanking God for the sacrifices He has made time and time again on behalf of His children. Thank God for the truth which became knowable in Jesus Christ. Praise God. Listen, know that the Lord is with you.
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