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A Manger Seen, Week 2, Day 8

by David Joynt on December 08, 2019

A Manger Seen, Week 2, Day 8

LUKE 1:38 | Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.


One of the challenges of serving God and following Jesus is that our plans frequently get altered or set aside. It is not simply the fact that God’s plans surprise us, it is the inevitable consequence that they change ours. Mary knows a baby will complicate her relationships with Joseph and his family, with her family, and with the people of small town Nazareth. There will be tears and anger and heart break. She will take a new and awesome responsibility that will lift her out of the pattern of common life. Raising a child of God is a remarkable calling, raising the Son of God is hard to imagine.


Have you ever had trouble changing course at God’s behest?
Do you live day to day or do you develop long range plans?

Tags: mary, servant


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