Inspiration

You may have heard the story of Jesus' birth many times, but have you ever really stopped to imagine what it must have been like for Mary? She was a humble, teenage girl living in Nazareth. Nazareth was one of the poorest, most rundown cities of that region. She didn't have any notoriety to speak of, but one day, an angel appeared and said, "Mary, you are highly favored of God. You're going to give birth to a son without knowing a man. He will be the Son of God."

God gave Mary an amazing promise that wasn't even believable in the natural. You can imagine the thoughts of doubt and unbelief that must have bombarded her mind. Thoughts like, "How can I have a baby without a man? That's impossible. That defies the laws of nature." If Mary would have only considered her circumstances, she certainly would have been tempted to give up. But instead of looking at her circumstances, she looked to God. She understood this principle: if God says it, He will bring it to pass.

When Mary answered the angel back, she didn't say, "Oh that sounds too far out. I don't see how that can happen." No, Mary was bold. She made a statement of faith. She said, "Be it unto me even as you have said." In other words, "I'm in agreement. Let it happen Your way, God!" That's the way we need to be when God puts a promise in our hearts. Instead of trying to reason it out, we have to be fully convinced that what He said, He will do.

Mary believed, but she did have one question. She answered the angel and said, "I believe this promise will come to pass. I'm in agreement, but how is this going to happen?"

You may have a "how" in your life right now. In other words, you may be thinking, "I believe I'm going to accomplish my dreams, but how am I going to do it?" "How am I going to get well?" "How am I going to overcome this addiction?" What the angel said to Mary is true for all of us today. He said, "Mary, here's how it's going to happen: the power of the Most High is going to come upon you and overshadow you." In other words, God is going to breathe in your direction, and supernatural things are going to happen. 

Today, just like Mary, get into agreement with God's Word. Receive His promises and follow His leading. He promises to make a way where there seems to be no way. So trust that it won't be long before His Spirit overshadows you!