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Angelic Explanation
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Luke 1:34-37
I heard a preacher once say that Mary was the first one to question the virgin birth; that’s sort of true, right? But God is not shy about answering her heart’s questions.
She wasn’t wrong; virgin girls didn’t show up pregnant. We also get to see inside her private life here, too. In this year of engagement, espoused to Joseph, she notes what is both expected of her in her lifetime and what God has told us, she is a virgin. If you’ve somehow gotten a picture painted in your mind of the Lord as a tyrant, that’s just not the God of the Bible. When Mary wondered how she would carry Jesus and carryout Gabriel’s announcement, God met her with grace, love and His assurance.
Impossibilities
How would this come to be, because right now her my life looked impossible.
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God
Luke 1:35
Mary was being taught a lesson that I have had to learn multiple times in my life. It wasn’t about anything she would or would not do; it was only and fully about God. In a lot of ways, her reaction, beautifully selfless, humble and holy, was where her responsibility started and ended.
Possible
The answer to Mary’s query is amazing. It almost goes with out saying, but it would be the Holy Spirit who would, divinely and supernaturally, make her the mother of the Lord Jesus. Mary was a virgin this day, and she was a virgin the day Christ was born.
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Matthew 1:24-25
God’s Story
Incredible if we stop here; a virgin conception, a virgin delivery and the savior of the world born out of it all, but we’re not stopping there. Because we can’t. Don’t miss this crucial part of Mary’s story…of God’s story.
The Company of Mary
Mary was in the company of God. We will pick up on this thought tomorrow in our continuation of 25 Days with Mary, but for today let me ask you, when was the last time you were in the company of God? Not a church thing. Not a collective praise and worship session. But like this was with Mary, an intimate, private time between you and the Lord. If not today, there’s still time. Go to Him, He’s waiting for you.
