Keep in mind, you’re finding daily This Week’s 7 leading up to Christmas. Have you accepted the first two challenge to prepare and plant? Will you accept today’s challenge? Let’s get started!
Day 3. Potter. As you read through the following verses, let the reality soak into you that God is the master potter. He shaped Elizabeth’s life. He shaped Mary’s life. And he is shaping your life.
During Elizabeth’s sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,27 to a virgin. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. Her name was Mary.28The angel came to her and said, “Greetings! The Lord has blessed you and is with you.”
29But Mary was very startled by what the angel said and wondered what this greeting might mean.
30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace.31 Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor.33He will rule over the people of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
34Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. For this reason the baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.36 Now Elizabeth, your relative, is also pregnant with a son though she is very old. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant for six months.37God can do anything!”
38 Mary said, “I am the servant of the Lord. Let this happen to me as you say!” Then the angel went away.
(Luke 1:26-38, NCV)