Let It Be?

Luke 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!" 29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." 34 Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" 35 And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible." 38 Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

In the words of rock-poet Paul McCartney, “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me…”

I am so glad that isn’t true.

We have a greater than Mary who DOES come to us in times of trouble, and His name is Jesus.

Think though, of the investment God has made in Mary…His only begotten Son, the One Who is to come, born of woman, born of a virgin, born of this teenaged woman, Mary.

To truly consider all that has been entrusted to Mary is pretty incredible, and it speaks of the wonder of God’s trust in man, even though man has a history of completely disregarding and breaking that trust.

But there could be no other way. For The Son of God to be The Son of Man, He must be born of woman.

Her name was Mary. We can thank God for her, but not worship her. What of her parents who raised her and prepared her for this role? What of her grandparents and all of the community that prepared her for this?

Mary, the one who would hold the Savior of the World as her very own child – all the while knowing He was the child who belonged to the ages…

Let it be…Jesus!

-  Pastor Bill