Favor with God
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
by Ava Hunt
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-38
Key Verse: Luke 1:29-30
Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God!
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| Annunciation by Caravaggio |
When leading up to the announcement that Mary would be having a child of God’s, Mary was worried about the “message” she would be receiving, and why she was chosen to hear from Him.
When the Angel told her to not be afraid of what God was going to tell her because she has favor with Him, is something we can all relate to. Most of us have worry in our daily life, but especially when we think about what God wants from us and how we need to live for Him. However, we should often remind ourselves, the way the angel reminded Mary, to trust Him and know that he is not here to bring us “bad” news, and that His word is “good”. What he wants from us is to trust his word and that he will lead us to the path we need to be on. Just like Mary trusted and was given the greatest blessing of all time, being the mother to Jesus. Later in the same chapter in will read “for no word from God will ever fail”.
The angel was telling Mary that just because she is hearing from God does not mean worry, or fear. It can mean calmness and joy, because that is what God is: Joy.
Heavenly Father, Give me the strength to have the same trust in You that Mary had, as she awaited the birth of Jesus.
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