A PROFOUND FAITH
If you had been Mary that day, what would you have thought after Gabriel left you Possibly you would have sat still for a while, stunned at the awesome experience of an angelic encounter and even more stunned at the message that you had been chosen by God to bring the Redeemer into the world.
We aren't told how long Mary took to digest the experience and the reality of this extraordinary pregnancy.
Whether Mary thought of visiting Elizabeth because the angel had mentioned the older woman's pregnancy or because the two women were already good friends is not clear. Apparently it was important to Mary to spend some time with Elizabeth.
Mary arrived at Elizabeth's house, and even as she passed through the door, Elizabeth was filled with the Spirit of God.
Adam and Eve had heard the word of the Lord but had doubted. Mary heard the word of the Lord from His messenger Gabriel and believed. She believed against everything that seemed rational, natural, or humanly possible. She could submit to God's plan because she believed.
It is a cursed world shot through with sin and death, the result of Adam and Eve's choice. Mary's world was one of oppression by Romans and a cruel and capricious king Herod.
Mary saw the miracle of her conception of Jesus as God on the move.
In short, Mary saw that God was moving to fulfill His promise, a promise first made thousands of years before. A promise made to the two whose choice had begun the curse that twisted people's minds, calloused their hearts, and made the world an ugly, despotic, and painful place in which to live.
If you had been Mary that day, what would you have thought after Gabriel left you Possibly you would have sat still for a while, stunned at the awesome experience of an angelic encounter and even more stunned at the message that you had been chosen by God to bring the Redeemer into the world.
We aren't told how long Mary took to digest the experience and the reality of this extraordinary pregnancy.
Whether Mary thought of visiting Elizabeth because the angel had mentioned the older woman's pregnancy or because the two women were already good friends is not clear. Apparently it was important to Mary to spend some time with Elizabeth.
Mary arrived at Elizabeth's house, and even as she passed through the door, Elizabeth was filled with the Spirit of God.
Adam and Eve had heard the word of the Lord but had doubted. Mary heard the word of the Lord from His messenger Gabriel and believed. She believed against everything that seemed rational, natural, or humanly possible. She could submit to God's plan because she believed.
It is a cursed world shot through with sin and death, the result of Adam and Eve's choice. Mary's world was one of oppression by Romans and a cruel and capricious king Herod.
Mary saw the miracle of her conception of Jesus as God on the move.
In short, Mary saw that God was moving to fulfill His promise, a promise first made thousands of years before. A promise made to the two whose choice had begun the curse that twisted people's minds, calloused their hearts, and made the world an ugly, despotic, and painful place in which to live.
A PROFOUND FAITH
If you had been Mary that day, what would you have thought after Gabriel left you Possibly you would have sat still for a while, stunned at the awesome experience of an angelic encounter and even more stunned at the message that you had been chosen by God to bring the Redeemer into the world.
We aren't told how long Mary took to digest the experience and the reality of this extraordinary pregnancy.
Whether Mary thought of visiting Elizabeth because the angel had mentioned the older woman's pregnancy or because the two women were already good friends is not clear. Apparently it was important to Mary to spend some time with Elizabeth.
Mary arrived at Elizabeth's house, and even as she passed through the door, Elizabeth was filled with the Spirit of God.
Adam and Eve had heard the word of the Lord but had doubted. Mary heard the word of the Lord from His messenger Gabriel and believed. She believed against everything that seemed rational, natural, or humanly possible. She could submit to God's plan because she believed.
It is a cursed world shot through with sin and death, the result of Adam and Eve's choice. Mary's world was one of oppression by Romans and a cruel and capricious king Herod.
Mary saw the miracle of her conception of Jesus as God on the move.
In short, Mary saw that God was moving to fulfill His promise, a promise first made thousands of years before. A promise made to the two whose choice had begun the curse that twisted people's minds, calloused their hearts, and made the world an ugly, despotic, and painful place in which to live.
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