Zacharias struggles with
whether or not to believe this is possible. He has never experienced anything
like this before. An angel?…Answered prayer?…A miracle?…Zach’s response is ”I
want proof!”…”How can I be sure of this? I am an old man, and my wife Elizabeth
is no spring chicken!”…”Where were you 40 years ago? It sounds impossible to me, and I’ll have to
see it to believe it!”
Mary, on the other hand, is at the other
end of that spectrum; She is a young virgin, and struggles with the natural
laws of childbirth. However, when the angel tells her that this is beyond
natural, that it involves the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, and that
God the “Most High” will do what He says He will do, Mary believes that “nothing is impossible
with God!” The keyword perhaps being “with” because “one plus God is a
majority!” She simply says; “May it be…”
You see, faith is not easy. It doesn’t just
flow naturally. There is always a struggle with doubt and reason and logic;
especially when we “lean on our own understanding.” But, over time experience
just finally says; “If God said it, I believe it!” If you read what the scriptures call “Mary’s
Song” you will see that Mary has read the scriptures; she knows what God has
done and is capable of doing, and she responds with “Let it be as you have
said!” Your faith and my faith works the same way; the more we experience God
in our lives, the more our faith grows! And, the more our faith grows, the more
we experience God in our lives!
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