Angel’s Message

Prayer – Lord, that must have been an overwhelming and scary moment for Mary when the angel of the God came to her telling her she was going to be the mother of the Messiah! Wow! What a responsibility for Mary…and Joseph. I don’t think an angel is going to give me a direct message. I have the Holy Spirit to remind and nudge me in the right direction. What would You have me do to tell others about You, Jesus? What is my responsibility today?

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.” ... How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!  Luke 1:35, 47

 

Meditate. Consider the Holy Spirit's presence in the New Testament.

 

The Jews had been waiting for centuries for their Messiah…and here Mary was going to be honored to be His earthly mother. Yet what a huge responsibility and she was going to have to endure persecution, discrimination, and suffering beyond what any other mother has had to endure. She probably instantly realized some of this because she was not married. Even today there is a stigma associated with giving birth outside of marriage…but it is so common. Choices. Choices. Give birth out of wedlock…or have an abortion. No choice in my opinion. Abortion is murder. That life begins at conception—yet not everyone is willing to recognize or admit that. Adoption may be the best option for unwed mothers—and I know several families who have willingly taken on such babies who have been conceived and born with drug or alcohol addictions. Those poor babies have struggles for life—their very lives. Mary and Joseph didn’t have to make a choice like that…although Joseph seemed like he was willing to break his engagement to Mary before an angel told him what was going to happen and that he would be step-dad to the Jewish Messiah. What an adventure began for them when the Holy Spirit came upon Mary. It is the first time we see the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. God with us. God within Mary—spiritually and physically.

 

Mary’s response was positive. She rejoiced in her spirit. She must have already had a very close relationship with God to accept what was happening to her. God prepared her…just as He prepared the way for John the Baptist to announce the coming of the Messiah. Will it take an angel’s visit to you for you to speak up for our Messiah Jesus Christ?

 

Verses of Salvation ~ (Don’t be intimidated by the book of Revelation. God has a message for you about the end times. But fear not. He wins in the end. Read it for yourself and see. Salvation is yours.)   Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. This great dragon--the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world--was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, "It has come at last—salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth—the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time." Revelation 12:7-12 (Underlined for emphasis.)

 

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