Luke
1:26-38
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God
unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To
a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and
the virgin's name was Mary. And
the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the
Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she
saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of
salutation this should be. And
the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold,
thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He
shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God
shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall
reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no
end. Then
said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto
her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of God. And,
behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and
this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said,
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the
angel departed from her.
Joshua 5:14
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the
host of the Lord am I now come. And
Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What
saith my Lord unto his servant?
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the
beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy
youth.
- Lord, thank You for choosing me. Thank You for Your investment into my life. Lord, You have been fashioning my life for a time like this, for service in Your army. Thank You for Your grace at work in my life. I acknowledge Your work in my life.
- Thank You Father, for Your precious promises to me in this season. I remain in awe of Your and Your word of promise. Luke 1:45 - Lord, I believe. I believe that there will be a performance of those things You have promised.
The Commander of Your army has come now! He has come to
command an army not a bunch of babies! You are looking for soldiers,
battle-ready servants.
Lord,
here I am. I am stepping forward, I am laying it all down for Your service. Holy
Spirit, quicken faith in me so that I can arise in faith and shine as the Lord
has commanded. Help me to take my eyes off myself – off my inadequacies, my
littleness, inabilities and limitations. Help me to keep my eyes on Your Holy
Spirit now so that I can arise in faith.
Luke 1:38
Mary said, “I am the Lord’s servant, and I am willing to do
whatever he wants. May everything you said come true.” And then the angel
disappeared.
And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I’m the Lord’s maid,
ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left
her. (MSG)
- Lord, behold, Your maidservant. I am Your servant, Lord and I am ready to serve. I am willing to do whatever You want. Do with me what You must. Send me where You will when You will.
Psalm 110:3 - Lord, I will
be willing in this day of Your power. As I am fuelled by Your Spirit, I will not
be sluggish anymore.
All the way, I’ll follow Thee, Lord
Come what may, what ere betides
While I live and when I’m dying;
I am Thine forever more
