BE SUBMISSIVE TO GOD’S WILL Saturday April 30, 2016
Text: Luke 1:26 – 38 Memory verse: v 38
There
are many reasons why Mary would have rejected the message from Angel Gabriel.
The shame as a result of being pregnant out of wedlock, consequences it will
have on her faith, her family and her fiancé. To some people they will choose
to avoid such honour rather than bear such shame like most of us who deny our
faith in the face of adversities. Mary knew she will be ridiculed but like
Moses, she chose to suffer affliction of shame, reproach, etc, instead of going
against the will of God. When Mary said the words of 1:38, she didn’t know
about the tremendous opportunity she would have. She only knew that God was
asking her to serve Him, and she willingly obeyed. Don’t wait to see the bottom
line before offering your life to God. Offer yourself willingly, even when the
outcome seems disastrous.
There
is someone reading this devotion today that is battling with God on the need to
submit to His will. You cannot battle with your Maker. God is saying submit now
before it will be too late. I knew how I battled with God to resign from
teaching and to start fulltime church work. It was a real battle in 1995 that
lasted months. I thank God I took the right decision. If not I wouldn’t be
alive today. Beloved, submit to God’s will and you will never regret doing so.
Food for Thought: Resignation to the will of God and of faith in His promise is essential in gaining God’s approval and blessings.
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