Why
did God choose her- above all the other women on earth to be the mother of His
only begotten Son?
From
the end of the Old Testament to the New Testament represents about 400 years.
Four hundred years of silence when God said nothing. For centuries people
eagerly awaited the fulfillment of God’s promise – the Messiah and theses 400
years, there were no visions, no prophecies, no miracles, nothing, “nada”.
Some grew
tired of waiting. They gave up and bitterly concluded that God had forsaken
them since nothing has happened in four generations. It was hard for them to
believe the supernatural stories of the Old Testament, like many today.
However
there was a remnant that remained faithful.
Mary
was a young woman, well actually a teenager, engaged to be married. She was
full of hopes and dreams for her upcoming future with a man called Joseph. Ever
since God made the promise, women through the ages wondered if perhaps they
might be the one that would give birth to the Messiah.
To the
faithful, it was a sacred dream, a cherished hope, a coveted honor. To Mary it
seemed impossible, but the angle told her that God had chosen her. From now on,
all generations would call her blessed. What an awesome privilege! What an
incredible responsibility!
We are
ALL chosen by God. He has plans for us and
things for us to do. But most of the time, we need a messenger from God to us “Do
not be afraid, you have found favor with God and He has chosen you”.
When
Mary hear all that the angel said, she didn’t demand a sign, (the angel would
be enough of a sign for me). She voiced NO COMPLAINTS at the
disruption that would be to her life (Can we say the same when God calls us to
do something?). She knew things would not turn out the way she had planned. But
in her heart there was NO
RESISTANCE, NO REBELLION. Just
sweet simple submission-complete surrender to the will of God.
She
told the angel that God could use her in any way He chose. (Do we?) Because she
was a willing vessel, fully available to Him. (Are we?)
She
knew it would not be easy. She would be faced with many questions and doubts by
her family and friends, not to mention her future husband. Her reputation
ruined. But nothing more difficult that the agony she would endure to see her
son die for the sins of the world.
READ
CHAPTERS 3 & 4 AND THE FOLLOWING BLOG ENTRIES.
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