How many
times have you (like me) heard that whisper in your soul? The voice that
differentiates right from wrong. Have you heard it? Have you heard the
Holy Spirit calling you to do something and yet you refused? You ignored
the call because you simply didn't want to give up whatever you were
doing in that moment. It was embarrassing or inconvenient. Your plans
were of more importance than God.
What
if, like Mary, you obeyed? What if God was calling you to change the
course of history? What if He picked you! Would you fall on your knees?
Would you leave all of your treasures behind for the chance to worship
Him? Obey Him? Think about that for a moment. The Lord chooses you. Puts
you in a politically incorrect situation which will cause your family
embarrassment. Would you, without question or hesitation, obey Him?
Mary's
faith changed the course of history. Her obedience saved the world. One
woman. No, one teenager, agreed without doubt to birth the King of all
Kings. The baby in the straw. The One who came to save you and me.
This
Holy Christmas Eve we wait expectantly for the birth of the new born
King. Our Savior. This Christmas I challenge you to expectantly wait for
the unexpected. Say "yes" when you really want to say "no". Trust that
when God calls you to be obedient to Him your life will change forever.
That change will forever change you. But it could also change the
world. Just say yes.
"And
Mary said, 'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me
according to your word.' And the angel departed from her."- Luke 1:38
