December 2007
As we approach Christmas, my mind begins to think about Mary, of all people, who was chosen to bear God’s son. Was she special? Did she possess qualities that made her stand out above the rest? Just why would God choose her? Let’s examine some of the things what we know about her.
She was a virgin.
She was engaged to Joseph.
She was visited by the angel Gabriel and told she’d give birth to God’s son
Her finance would come close to leaving her
Her friends ridiculed her
She would see her son rejected and murdered
Mary
didn’t possess any outstanding characteristics that made her more qualified to
give birth to God’s son and raise Him than anyone else was. She was young, poor and a female. But when
presented with the task, she replied “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be to me as you have said.” (Luke 1:28)
She was willing, open and obedient to whatever God wanted to do in her
life.
How
many times in your life have you questioned why God wants to use you? Perhaps you feel you don’t possess any
qualities that God can use. Maybe you
think you are not worthy or able to accomplish what He asks. Maybe you don’t think your experience or education
is good enough to quality you. But God
can take the ordinary and use it for something extraordinary. All we have to do
is be willing.
Are
you, like Mary, available and willing to be used by God? God’s best servants are often ordinary people
like you and me who make themselves available to Him. God chose Mary for one of the most important
acts of obedience He has ever demanded of anyone. You may feel that you are not a candidate for
God’s service. Don’t limit God’s
choices. He can use you if you trust
Him.
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