| December
7
Mary
Central to the entire Christmas story is Mary.
She is used by God in an incredible way - to
birth the Savior of the world. She had a
first person view of the most incredible event
in human history (and would later watch her
child die on the cross in the culmination of the
most important event in history.)
We have no way of knowing how much Mary
understood what was going on. The
disciples were eye witnesses to Jesus many
miracles and don't grasp Jesus' death on the
cross until after the resurrection. So it
is likely that Mary doesn't understand precisely
what is taking place either.
Mary never questions what is going on, she
simply allows God to work through her. We
should be careful not to place too much
importance on Mary and certainly not to worship
her. Mary is an example that we should
follow however.
Mary does as God asks and trusts Him. She
doesn't question what is going on but simply
responds in faith. Because of this, God
does something spectacular through her and she
is a firsthand witness to it. God can do
great things through us as well if we allow Him
to work. |
