"For no word from God will ever fail." ~Luke 1:37, NIV
I know it's the middle of the Summer, but we need to quickly review the Christmas story. In the most basic of terms, God decided to send His son through a virgin, sending His son as the Messiah and savior of the world. This virgin was an engaged woman named Mary. Mary's cousin in her old age was pregnant with a son who would become John the Baptist, as was promised her husband by an angel. Mary was (presumably) out and about when the angel Gabriel "appears" to her, and starts telling her about her son.
Now we could discuss that conversation in and of itself as a model for not being afraid, but we're going to focus on the verse instead. Other versions have other translations of this statement (NLT, for example, says "With God nothing is impossible.") What do we take these statements as?
A promise, if you will.
No word from God will ever fail. God's promises always come to fruition, even when dependent on human action - the timing might not be what we expect, but God keeps His promises. And whatever God promises will happen - even the MOST impossible of things! But back to NIV's translation.
God promises to take care of us. We accept Jesus, He saves our spirit. God's word never fails. God never reneges His promises. He'll take care of you, His way - which is also coincidentally the best way.
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