She Said, “I do” to God’s will and you can too!

Mary accepted God’s will, and because of that, her soul proclaimed the goodness of the Lord. 

It is important to:

1.  Pray for God’s will. 

2.  To accept things as God’s will. 

3.  To use all that He gives us as opportunities and gifts to grow spiritually. 

4.  To have that knowledge of the workings of God bring us joy as he refines us.

When we accept God’s will, we accept all that comes as His will, we are at peace, and our souls also can proclaim the goodness of the Lord as we acknowledge Him working in us and on us.  God sees the whole picture, He knows our beginning and our end, and He knows all in between. 

Luke 1:30-38 

Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,* and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived* a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:46-50

And Mary said, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;

my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness;

behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him.