"Let it be done to me...."

Early this morning I was contemplating this passage of Scripture in my devotions.

Luke 1:26-38

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.
Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.”
Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”
And the angel departed from her.

I thought of what it would have been like for me to be Mary....I have a hard time imagining. Until recently, I have never really thought how this news of a child growing in her must have affected Mary. She was betrothed. As she said, she had not known a man. I wonder what that nine months for Mary must have been like. I wonder if she worried about her reputation and other peoples remarks.

Her reply to the angel tells much, I think. "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word."

She might have had doubts and worries and heartbreaking days, but her trust was in the Lord. "Let it be to me...." I love those words! I pray that my heart's cry would be the same. No matter the circumstances and hard times that I must go through, it is of the Lord.

The Lord....who sees the big picture that my mind cannot comprehend.

Mary was a part of redemptive history. What could God possibly have in store for me?

"Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word."

Posted by: Carissa