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WOULD GOD CHOOSE YOU TO BE HIS MOTHER?
MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS
By: Sandy Domelle

Christmas is quickly approaching, and as we pull out our decorations, play the pretty Christmas music, shop and prepare for the season, let us not forget the most wonderful story ever told! I hope this month you’ll spend more time in God’s Word and find extra ways to show the Lord how much you appreciate His gift of His only begotten Son.

I don’t know about you, but I love the stories of the women of the Bible and the truths that I can learn from each lady. From some ladies in the Bible we learn their bad qualities because they teach us what not to do. Other women teach us by the example they set for us. As we read the Christmas story, you can’t help but learn from the life of Mary.

The story of Jesus’ birth starts with Mary. She was a young girl who was to marry Joseph. An angel appeared unto her before she was married to tell her of God’s perfect plan for her life; that she would conceive our Saviour. When Mary saw the angel, we are told that she was troubled, but the angel told her to "fear not." None of us can possibly imagine how much Mary’s life changed at that very moment. Yet, she took what the Lord had for her and her future with acceptance and belief and moved forward with what she was told.

God chose to use an unlikely lady to be the one to carry Jesus. Why did He choose her? He chose her because of her trust and obedience to Him. Her obedience was immediate, and God can always use the obedient Christian the greatest because they show complete trust.

Here are a few things I noticed about the example Mary has set for us.

She was pure – Luke 1:27, 34. To be used for the purpose for which God chose Mary, she had to be a virgin. However, let’s take purity a step farther. Just as it is important for our young ladies to be pure when they get married, we need married ladies to stay pure for their husbands. In this day and age we hear of adultery as much as we hear about babies being born. To have a successful marriage, we must stay committed to each other.

She was filled with the Spirit – Luke 1:35. We aren’t going to be filled with the Spirit unless we have a walk with the Lord and a desire to be used of the Lord no matter what it takes. A yielded spirit can be used in a great way by the Lord, but most Christians strive to do just enough to get by. If you want to be used by the Lord, then you must be Spirit filled. Do you beg for this in prayer, or are you just content with who you are?

She submitted herself to the will of God – Luke 1:38. Most women have their own ideas on how things will work the best, and by nature we try to work things out to fit our way as much as possible. Being submitted to God’s will means giving up our own plans, dreams and ways. When we are totally committed to the Lord’s will, we reap the greatest blessings. We have to remember that God has so much for us, but we won’t experience all that He has for us unless we are in the perfect will of God. Mary was used greatly because she submitted to God’s perfect will for her life.

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