"Make It Done to Me..."

December 23, 2016

“Make It Done to Me…”

Blessings folk!

As we continue to see, there is surprise after surprise in the life of those that we encounter in the birth story of Jesus.

We have seen reactions of shock, doubt, faith, confusion, wonder, etc.

How did Mary react to the Word of the angel?

Luke 1:34-38

Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”

The angel answered and said to her,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

“And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age;
and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.

“For nothing will be impossible with God.”

And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord;
may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.


Mary wondered how she could have a child since she had never been with a man.
Not a question of doubt.
A question of the truth of the matter.

Apparently, Zacharias questioned with doubt since he received a punishment for not believing.

Mary was working through understanding.

The angel answered forthrightly.
The Holy Spirit would come upon her.
The Power of the Most High would overshadow her.
Because of this, the Child…note called holy…would be called the Son of God.

Then this.
The angel gives a “faith builder” fact.
Mary’s aged, barren relative Elizabeth was with child.
Remember, no one knew.
Elizabeth hid herself for five months.
The angel “outted” her!

When did this happen?
Did Mary “feel it”?
Did she know?

I believe it happened when she said “may it be done to me according to our word”.

Mary believed.
She believed the Word of the Lord through the angel that with God nothing is impossible.

She declared that she was the bondslave/bondservant of the Lord.
Therefore, she believed.
She laid all before Him.

So should we.
Do we truly believe that with God nothing is impossible?
Do we truly believe that with God all things are possible?
Are we bondservants?

Take these before the Lord.