"You will become pregnant and have a son, and you are to name him Jesus." Luke 1:31
Day 5-Today is such an exciting day! It is day 5 and our journey has led us to Nazareth a village in Galilee . It is the home of Mary and Joseph, relatives of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Today an announcement is made to Mary that will change not only her life, but our lives.
Joseph: We are so excited the Lord has allowed us another day to share our story with you. We know you will be blessed as Mary continues to share her story. She left off yesterday sharing the first part of Gabriel’s message. Today she will share’s the rest of the news, and by far my favorite part! I still marvel at the work of the Lord.
Mary: I too just like Joseph love to share this story with all who will listen. I am so excited to be apart of this remarkable journey you are on, and am so happy we get to come along with you.
Yesterday, I told you about Gabriel an angel of the Lord appearing before me telling me God had decided to bless me. Thinking I was already so blessed I learned the difference between being loved and being blessed. It is being loved by God that blesses me. And because of God’s love for me this is the blessing I received. One I must say that still to this day I am completely unworthy of. Let me explain.
Gabriel proceeded to say, “Mary, you will become pregnant and have a son, and you are to name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!” Joseph is now smiling from ear to ear and shouting “hallelujah” and clapping, Mary begins laughing, he does this every time.
At this point my mind was spinning, “Okay, whoa, whoa, let’s start at the beginning! Gabriel how can this be, how can I have a baby? I am a virgin! I am going to have a child and not just any child, the Son of God? Me an ordinary woman made of flesh?”
Guys, this is how BIG our God is, this is how LOVED we are, you see on this day it was not just me that was going to be blessed, it was all of mankind. It is all who will receive the good news. I want to stop and let you ponder on the news you have just heard. The news that a child would be placed within me that would carry the name of Jesus that would be called the Most High, He would reign forever, and His Kingdom would never end! I pray as we leave each other today, you will be able to grasp the greatness of God and His power.
Come back tomorrow, it will be another very exciting day as I share with you how I would become pregnant. I promise it will blow your socks off!
