Luke 1:39-45 (NIV)
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Reflection:
The beginning of Luke recounts the miraculous ways that John the Baptist and Jesus were conceived. One was born to Zechariah and Elizabeth, an old couple well beyond the years of child bearing, and the other to Mary, a young virgin girl. Both situations are considered impossible in this world, but they are possible to God and He accomplished them. May we respond as Mary did, who believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises. When we take hold and believe that the impossible is now possible with God, we enter into a life of incredible blessing. This is a blessing that will overflow into the various lives around us as they see God moving in our own lives.
Responding to Transmission:
Mary trusted and believed that God would fulfill His promises, and God delivered on His promises. Let’s spend some time in prayer asking the Lord to increase our faith to see the impossible things in life become possible in Christ.
