The Impossible Is Possible

Scripture: Messenger: 30 “Mary, don’t be afraid. You have found favor with God. 31 Listen, you are going to become pregnant. You will have a son, and you must name Him “Savior,” or Jesus. 32 Jesus will become the greatest among men. He will be known as the Son of the Highest God. God will give Him the throne of His ancestor David, 33 and He will reign over the covenant family of Jacob forever.” Mary: 34 “But I have never been with a man. How can this be possible?” Messenger: 35 “The Holy Spirit will come upon you. The Most High will overshadow you. That’s why this holy child will be known, as not just your son, but also as the Son of God. 36 It sounds impossible, but listen—you know your relative Elizabeth has been unable to bear children and is now far too old to be a mother. Yet she has become pregnant, as God willed it . Yes, in three months, she will have a son. 37 So the impossible is possible with God.” Mary (deciding in her heart) : 38 “Here I am, the Lord’s humble servant. As you have said, let it be done to me.” (Luke 1:30-38 The Voice) What an amazing chain of events the book of Luke shares with us! First, Zacharias gets a visit from Gabriel, who tells him that his wife, Elizabeth will become pregnant. She has been barren, and is past normal age to be able to bear children. Zacharias then says, “This is hard to believe!” Next Gabriel visits the virgin, Mary. Again, she is told something that is very hard to believe, but responds with, “let it be done to me.” And then there is Elizabeth who knows as soon as her child leaps within her that the baby in Mary’s womb was the coming Savior. As with these three, we all will have, or have had, opportunity to see the impossible become possible. It will always be our choice to believe. Thank You, Lord, that You have presented Jim and me with the choice many times to believe for the impossible to become possible. I want to continue to be open to hearing from You, and then to respond positively. You have been so very faithful to us, and we are so grateful. AMEN Father, may You be pleased with my thoughts about You; for all You have created, for all that You do, for all that You are. Psalm 104
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