I Am the Lord’s Servant

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I Am the Lord’s Servant

Date: Jan. 22, 2023

Passage

Luke 1:26-38 (ESV)

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

35 And the angel answered her, “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. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 1:38

And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

The angel came to Mary. She was a virgin pledged to be married to Joseph. Mary was waiting for her wedding day and dreaming about her married life. Suddenly, an angel came to her. The angel said to her that she will conceive and give birth to a son. She was to name her son Jesus.

Jesus will sit on David’s throne. He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end. Sure, David and Solomon were great kings. But they only lasted for a few decades. Their kingdom did not last forever. But this Jesus will be a new kind of King. His kingdom will never end. He will be called the Son of the Most High. In short, he is the Son of God, God himself, the Messiah, and the promised Savior. God was fulfilling his promise to mankind through a young girl in Judah.

Mary had to let go of her sweet dream with Joseph. But she had faith in God. She said, “I am the Lord’s servant.” She had faith in God to accept God’s promise. Through her faith, she became the mother of the Savior of the world.

When we also say, “I am the Lord’s servant,” and accept God’s vision and will for our life, God can use us mightily for his world salvation work.

Prayer: Prayer: May God grant us a humble faith to accept God’s words like Mary, “I am the Lord’s servant,” and be used preciously for God’s work in our life.

One Word: One Word: I am the Lord’s servant.

Complacent or Victorious?

Revelation 3:1-13

Key Verse: 3:5

The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Today's Question

How is Christ exalted?

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