Luke 1-2

October 27

Luke 1-2

"The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:35, NIV)

 

This message to Mary from the angel informed her that the child she was going to carry was the Son of God. Mary became the carrier of God. A poor teenage virgin from a small town was chosen to be the carrier of God for nine months of pregnancy. No one else would ever have the same responsibility and privilege as Mary. As song writer Mark Lowry wrote in his song Mary did You Know; “Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you. Mary would deliver the child that would deliver mankind from sin and death.

 

Mary was unique in her calling as the mother of Jesus. But the Holy Spirit comes upon each of us as we receive Jesus and fills us with himself. We carry the Holy Spirit with us when we walk and talk and interact with our community. The same Spirit that conceived the baby Jesus in the womb of Mary brings new life in us when we enter into a relationship with Jesus. He is the one who comes to us and calls us into a relationship with Jesus. He is the one who affirms our salvation. The One who was involved in the human conception and birth of Jesus is involved in our rebirth.

 

As followers of Jesus, the power of the Most High will overshadow us and shape us into the people God created us to be. The Son of God was born of Mary so many children could come to the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit.