“The Virgins Name Was Mary” – Luke 1:26-38
Luke 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
Luke 1:35 The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
I. That God Does the
Luke 1:29 She was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Isaiah 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are my ways higher than your ways, And my thoughts than your thoughts.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
A life of longevity, as it relates to joy and faithfulness, has to accept that God does the unexpected.
II. That God Does the
Luke 1:31-33 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be?
God graciously thrusts us into situations that expose our need to learn more, and then he graduates us from one season into another that will require us to learn.
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Genesis 18:14a Is any thing too hard for the Lord?
Psalm 89:8 O Lord God of hosts, Who is a strong Lord like unto thee? Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
III. Pursuing the of God’s Word
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
When we place our lives in God’s hands, He can do the work that takes us from broken people to blessed people.