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Dear Elijah List and Elijah Streams friends!
Below is a great, FRESH WORD through Michelle Passey.
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"A Heart Like Mary's - Saying Yes to His Call"
Michelle Passey, Enumclaw, Washington
As we are in the Christmas season, I hear the Lord so clearly encouraging us through the Christmas story, the birth of Jesus. I specifically hear God for us in this season through Mary's story.
"In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, 'Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!'...'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High...'
"...And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.' And the angel departed from her." (Luke 1:26-28; 30-32; 38 ESV)
Saying "Yes" to His Call
Mary must have known how big this assignment was that had just been given to her when the angel Gabriel appeared to her. Mary answered this call with great humility. She had to have known that this would ruin her reputation and her relationships with her family and friends. She had to have suspected that she would be shunned and could even be killed for being pregnant and unwed. Yet she still said yes! I love her response to Gabriel: "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." (Photo via Pixabay)
Saying "yes" to the call of God in our lives can be at times met with extreme opposition. Have you found yourself in a place where you have said yes to God and then almost immediately faced challenges that left you wondering if... (continue reading)
