Luke 1-2

Believing God in the face of logic would seem to be unreasonable. Even the upright and obedient Zacharias struggles with what seem impossible. It is hard to go against reason, but such is often the case when it comes to trusting God to do the impossible. Zacharias did not ask for the impossible, he was told that the impossible would happen, and his faith refuse to grasp the significance of the promise. I don’t fault Zacharias, most of us would also fail the test of faith to believe God in the face of seemly impossible situations. (Luke1a)

The impossible is about to happen in the life of Mary. The Christ child will be her son in the flesh. The father would be the Holy Spirit. The promise given to her changed her life. Mary was overwhelmed with this news, but wavered not at the promise given to her. The angel already informed her, “With God nothing shall be impossible” All Mary could say was, “Let it be…”  Luke 1b

Magnifying the Lord and praising Him for His mercy is from every lasting to every lasting. He is good and all blessing come from above and are shed on those who take time to magnify and glorify Him in all of life’s situations. Such was the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. (Luke1c)

Fear of the enemy and fear of living in darkness is something to be concern with.  Serving God will allow one to live a life that is free of fear, and give one the freedom to serve God in holiness and righteousness until the day God calls them home. Those who sit in darkness and live in fear, He shed His light and shows the way out into the marvelous light of peace. (Luke1d)

What a glorious day for the shepherds watching their flock that evening. God fearing men who looked for the coming of the Messiah. Fear momentarily seized them, but were soon assured of God’s presence and His blessing. Without any hesitation, they obeyed the voice of the Angel and made their way to the foot of Jesus to give praise to God for the deliverance that was soon to come. (Luke2a)

Much is said about Jesus being left behind at the Feast of the Passover. The implications that Mary and Joseph were negligent to keep Jesus the focus of their lives can be made. That seems to be a human tendency found in many of us who often forget about Jesus as we go about the business of the day, but Jesus point out that the most important business of the day is doing the Father’s business. How often do we neglect the business of the Father because we are too busy with our own business. (Luke2b)