"The Willing Servant"

“The Willing Servant”

 

“I am the Lord’s servant,” said Mary; “may it happen to me as you have said.”  And the Angel left her.           Luke 1:38

 

Mary, a young peasant girl, must have been very much alarmed at the sight of Gabriel, the Angel of the Lord, as he stood in front of her, to deliver a message that would definitely ROCK Mary’s world.  Here she was betrothed or engaged to a man named Joseph, a lowly carpenter, by trade.  And this Angel of God tells her that she would become pregnant and give birth to a Son.  Now, Mary was a godly young woman, who was virtuous, pure, decent and modest in her behavior.  I would imagine that the people in Nazareth, thought highly of this gracious, young lady.  And now, she would become PREGNANT, NOT MARRIED, and had NEVER been with a man.  How would or could she EVER explain the TRUTH?

 

Mary must have been ANXIOUS, FRIGHTENED, and EXCITED all at the same time.  She would have to explain her situation to Joseph, and not ONLY that, she would be at risk of being stoned to death, which was the form of punishment for this type of transgression.  But Mary BELIEVED God would have a plan, and she BLINDLY TRUSTED Him to carry it out to the end.  That is why she could say:  “I am the Lord’s servant, may it happen to me as you have said.”  She was WILLING to do WHATEVER God’s plan was for her life.  

 

The Angel, visited Joseph too, and explained everything to him, concerning Mary’s pregnancy.  He too was willing to do WHATEVER God’s plan was for him and Mary.  He, nor Mary, may have UNDERSTOOD, but they TRUSTED GOD. 

 

I can’t even imagine the FEAR, ANXIETY, EXCRUCIATING ACHES, PAINS, and DISCOMFORT, Mary must have experienced, while riding on a donkey and walking, some of the time, to Bethlehem, where she would soon deliver the Son of God.  Yet her FAITH was STEADFAST, and she continued to TRUST her God, and His plan.  She BELIEVED and God PROVIDED.  Thus, the SAVIOR of the WORLD was BORN!  His mission was to bring SALVATION to a LOST and DYING world, and so He did.

 

If you have given your HEART and LIFE to God, my question is:  Are you a WILLING SERVANT of God?  Are you, like Mary and Joseph, WILLING to TRUST GOD with your LIFE?  If we TRUST Him with our ETERNITY, we SHOULD be able to TRUST HIM with our LIFE.  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  However, if you will BELIEVE and TRUST God with your LIFE here, He will PROVIDE an ETERNAL HOME for you, in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  All you have to do is:  TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and become a WILLING SERVANT, TRUSTING GOD with your LIFE and ETERNITY.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!