There are days I see the depths of my heart and that little sneak peek scares me.... Some might say that they are good but the bible tells us that not one man is good. Knowing our Lord, we know He doesn't want us to know that so that we might become sad and depressed at the way we view ourselves but rather He wants us to truly see our great need for Him.
You know what's amazing?... It's the fact that God sees my heart right now, He hears every thought that passes through my head and yet He loves me.
Through this Christmas season the Lord has really brought up the obedience of Mary's heart to me. Let me just say Mary is no more important to the kingdom of God then we are. Jesus declares in His gospels that His mother and brothers are those that do the will of God :-)
Nevertheless, I do not want to take away the fact that God seen faith in Mary's heart, a faith that pleased Him. I'm certain Mary doubted God at times and I'm certain her thoughts were not always good because again the bible declares that the only one good is God alone :-)
The thing that I am loving and soaking in about this woman of God is that she said yes to the unknown. She didn't ask for the game plan, she didn't even doubt the word that the angel Gabriel gave her. She simply responded: I am the Lord's servant. May everything you said about me come true.
Boy, do I always want to give that answer when the Lord asks me to do something. Often my answer is "Lord are you sure that's you?" Or "but God what will happen next?" To be honest I think my response is one more like Zechariah. You know when the angel Gabriel went to him to deliver the message from God announcing he and Elizabeth will have a son in such late age and that they were to call him John, also known as John the baptist. :-) Zachariah doubted God's plan and we see how he was unable to speak from that moment on until God's will came to pass when John was born....
I say friends, let's learn a lesson from the saints and God's goodness. Let's declare right when we wake up each morning that we will trust all that God is asking of us.
Now, we know we will never be the mother to the Savior of the world but we will be asked to do things by God. Things that we don't know why He is asking us to do. I believe our answer should not reflect the details but the source. God's word is always true and we know that His plans are good for us and not evil so what's there to fear?
Maybe God's asking you to help a family in need this season or maybe he is asking you to make a meal for the poor or wounded. Maybe the Lord is calling some of you to walk away from a career or even let go of an unhealthy relationship. Whatever the case may be you can trust Him. ♡ For the Lord is good and always doing a good thing.
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