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Thursday, December 27, 2018

A Song of Joy


            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Since Christmas is over, let’s slow down and ponder the JOYS of the season past.

            The part of the Christmas story that talks about Mary “treasuring and pondering these things in her heart” is so special.  Until Gabriel’s unexpected visit, Mary’s life was probably quite ordinary.  Can you imagine her surprise, when she was told by this angel that she would be the mother of the very Son of God?!

            What was Mary’s response to this unexpected news?   Though she found Gabriel’s news puzzling, she never doubted the message.   When the angel explained that this would be the Messiah, she immediately responded: “I am the Lord’s servant.  May it be to me as you have said.”  (Luke 1:38)

            Mary’s complete “Song of JOY” can be found in Luke 1.   This expression of her heart shows us how intimate her relationship was with God.  .

            God’s best servants are usually ordinary people who love Him and make themselves available to Him. Are you like Mary….so in love with Him that you are willing to say: “I am the Lord’s servant.  May it be as you have said.”  Our true character is revealed by how we respond to the unexpected.  Let’s strive to be more like Mary and respond with a heart of genuine love and availability.  If so, then we will be singing our own Song of Joy!!!!

Join me as we close out the old year and look forward to many more songs of joy in the new year.



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