Luke 1:26-38, “In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’ Mary was greatly troubled at his words, and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of his father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will never end.’ ‘How will this be,’ Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?’ 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. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.’ ‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May it be to me as you have said.’ Then the angel left her.”
“God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee.”
But when Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathaniel said, Can anything good come from Nazareth? John 1:46,47
Daniel 9:21-23 “While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the LORD my God for His holy hill-- while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. He instructed me and said to me, ‘Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the vision.”
- Those who have the Faith of Mary: Enjoy the Lord Meeting them Right where they Are
Romans 8:10 “But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.” “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your Word.
I seek you with all my heart: do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:9-11
“Such a confidence as this, is ours, through Christ before God… He made us competent as ministers of the new covenant – not of the letter but of the Spirit…” 2 Corinthians 3:6
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Those who have the Faith of Mary: Observe all the Lord’s Commands
“The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’” Luke 1:28
Ephesians 1:5-7, “Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself , according to the good pleasure of His will. To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.”
Romans 8:9 “And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.”
“The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28)
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20
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Those who have the Faith of Mary: Walk in Submission to the Lord’s Will for Them
“I am the Lord’s servant… May it be to me as you have said.” Luke 1:38
“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47
Romans 12:1-2 “Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is— His good, pleasing and perfect will.”
