“God Is With Us”

 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.  And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”  But she was very perplexed at this statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was. And 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 give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also the holy Child will be called the Son of God. And behold, even your relative Elizabeth herself has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called infertile is now in her sixth month. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, the Lord’s bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:26-38

Two thousand years ago a teen aged girl named Mary, had an important question that she thought was impossible to answer. The answer to this question was given by the angel Gabriel when he told Mary, “Nothing impossible for God.” This is the same answer to the questions we have in life that seem impossible to answer, “Nothing is impossible for God.”

All of us struggle with deep and difficult questions in life. We have questions about our relationships, we have questions about our finances, we have questions about God’s direction for our lives, we have even questions about God Himself. Sometimes these questions weigh heavily on our minds, and they keep us up at night.

Amid all the questions, God is with us. Even when we don’t know the answers to our questions, we can rest assured that God does. And nothing is impossible for God.

Mary understood all of this. This is why she was able to tell the angel Gabriel, “Behold, the Lord’s bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.” God will help us to live our lives like this as well.

In Christ

David