We’ve heard the well-loved Christmas story so many times that we may risk losing the wonder of it all. Carefully read Gabriel’s announcement to Mary:
Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you! . . . Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to 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. (Luke 1:28–33)
Mary, understandably perplexed asked, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ And the angel answered her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God” (Luke 1:34–35).
In Gabriel’s announcement, we see the Trinity fully represented. Gabriel’s words come from God the Father, telling her that the Holy Spirit will come upon her, conceiving in her the Son of God. Each person of the Trinity participated in God the Son becoming man.
It can be an intimate one because it changes everything. Jesus being fully God and fully man experiencing all kinds of tribulations in the flesh so he knows exactly what we are going through. His own people rejected him just as we are rejected by those we love. He gives us his compassion his comfort knowing that we are not alone he tells us I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and why because he has been there!!!. He understands more than we think. He did not use any of his powers he dealt with everything that came his way. If we really take a moment and stop and think about the 40 days in the wilderness Jesus really did rely on prayer and God’s word to help him through. So my question is why do I find it so hard? I am not looking to be perfect I just want to be able to not stumble so much. If Jesus can do it why is it that I struggle?
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