MARY: Chosen Vessel For God's Highest Purposes (Luke 1:26-38)

Extracted from The Maxwell Leadership Bible

Mary had to know that sooner or later, somebody would be chosen as the vessel of God's very highest purpose. She must have realized that somebody would be chosen to bring the Messiah into the world, that somebody would be most blessed among all women.

But she couldn't have known that, from the beginning of time, God had His eye on her as that somebody. He had prepared her for bearing, then rearing, the One who would be the Savior of the world.

This woman of faith responded with alarm when an angel of the Lord told her she had found favor with God and would give birth to the baby Jesus. "How can this be?" she asked. "I'm a virgin!"

A legitimate question!

In short, the messenger answered, "With God, all things are possible. He has chosen you and honored you as the one to give birth to the Son of God."

And Mary's response? "I am the Lord's servant! May everything you have said come true."

There may be times when we as leaders ask, "How can this be?" or wonder how God could do something through us. But wise leaders will respond the way Mary did: "I am your servant! May it be as You have said!"

Comment:
It is God's decision to choose who He has in mind, and not for anyone to decide whether he/she is able, to fulfill His calling, mission and purposes. And whoever God chooses, He will ensure that he/ she will be equipped to do all the tasks needed for the purposes that God has decided for him/her to accomplish. And God also wants us to believe and have faith that He will provide all things required to fulfill the purposes. That is why wise leaders will never run away or go against God, most willingly submitting to God's calling and trusting God to provide, all the way.

Our human mind and our spiritual being will always be in tension, challenging each other unless we relinquish control of our dependency totally to God and humbly admit and submit to Him that we need His provision for every step we take.

May we be able to take each step with faith and trusting God to deliver every of the outcomes as He purposed.