Mary Remembered
Hey tomorrow is Mothers Day and if you’re just finding out you’d better get on the ball. But something’s been on my heart this week about an ordinary person who turned out to be one of God’s greatest servants, Mary.
Mary’s greatest and most over looked quality was her willingness to be used by God. She was considered plain folk that followed the Old Testament laws. She kept herself pure and was anticipating marriage to a simple carpenter. That’s when God took Mary from the plain and ordinary and turned her life into one beyond belief.
One more thing to consider, character is revealed by how we response to the unexpected. Mary acceptance and willingness to follow God’s plan is a great example of how I should live my life. I may not know this very minute what God has for me tomorrow. But if tonight, He calls upon me to make a life changing decision I should be ready to say “Wherever & However” God, just as Mary did.
Luke 1:38 Mary said, “I am the Lord’s servant, and I am willing to do whatever he wants. May everything you (to the angel presenting God’s will) said come true.”
Good words. I remember a sermon by Bruce Thielman years ago about Mary, gentle Mary.
His main points were that while Mary held sweet baby Jesus next to her breast that first night, she pondered the lowliness of his arrival, approach, and the lowliness of his audience.