‘A VISIT FROM THE ANGEL’
Luke 1:
‘God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David – His name was Joseph, and the virgin’s name, Mary.
‘…She was thoroughly shaken …’
Being visited by an angel is certainly anything but the norm. Although in Mary’s day it was not as uncommon as today, but nevertheless: ‘She was thoroughly shaken’ as most if not all of us would be. An angel, an angel sent from God with a most important message.
God still comes to us today in many different shapes and forms. He still aches to communicate His message to us and He still longs to speak to your heart and mine. I wonder though are we too busy wrapped up in the ordinary to see and sense the mystic? Are we too weighed down in the everyday and possibly insignificant activities of life? Are we so used to routine, structure, the commonplace that we have stopped looking beyond, stopped looking out of the box, stopped searching for the extra ordinary, stopped looking for and expecting to meet with God?
We may never be greeted by an angel this side of Heaven … but we might. In whatever way God chooses to reveal His continued plan and purpose for your life and mine, may we be open, receptive, expectant and ready to respond to our loving God. Not so blinkered that we miss out, but expectant for God to speak.
‘O let me feel Thee near me
The world is ever near
I see the sights that dazzle
The tempting sounds I hear.
O speak to reassure me,
To chasten or control.
O speak and make me listen
Thou guardian of my soul.’
Major Glad Ljungholm
Divisional Candidates Officer
Liverpool
I wonder what would have happened if Mary had said 'no'
ReplyDeleteColin Styles
I wonder what would have happened if Mary had, had a head ache...
ReplyDeleteIan Brady
I asked my question in a serious manner. There are many 'what if's' we could consider. What if God had previously asked another young woman who had said 'No'? What happens when we say 'No' to the leadings of God in our life? God's ultimate plans are never thwarted by us mere mortals.
ReplyDeleteColin Styles
What happens too when we don't quite say 'no' because we are not that strong or brave but make lame excuses 'I've got a head ache' Interesting thoughts for our own lives. GBY real good Colin & Ian ... love to you both
ReplyDeleteGlad
Mia Juliet: thnx for sharing more , this advent
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