SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 1:34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
Luke emphasizes the working of the Holy Spirit in the life of Jesus and then continues that same emphasis in the life of the church in the book of Acts.
APPLICATION: The question: “How will this be?” It is a question we can ask about anything God assigns us to do. He often gives us tasks greater than our abilities, things that are impossible for us to do. We are told to obey Him, and then He gives us something impossible for us to do! Surely, He knows our frame since He is the Creator! Surely, He knows our limitations; if anyone does, He does. Yet He who calls us is faithful! He has already made a way for us to perform His will. Yes, He does know our limitations. In fact, He is trusting that we will not try to do it ourselves!
In verse 35 we have the answer to our dilemma. The Holy Spirit will accomplish the will of the Father through us! This is the Father’s plan. It has been His plan all along! The tension is removed. It does not count on us, but on Him!
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, find me a useful and willing vessel through whom you can accomplish the Father’s plan for me. Flow through me. Speak through me. Write these SOAPs through me. Love through me. Amen
Pastor Leon
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Note: A team of God’s choice servants carried SOAPs into Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya the past two weeks to plant and expand the SOAP ministry. From the three reports, they installed 21 computers and printers and trained 840 people to print and distribute SOAPs every day. But best of all they reported 4,550 decisions for Jesus! Please pray for these new believers to get established in churches and grow into loving servants of Jesus!
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