Humble Obedience (Daily Devotional)

Shalom and hope you are having a good day. We’ve been looking at some examples of obedience through this week and we hope that it has really convicted us of how we need to walk our lives of obedience. In today’s devotion, we are going to be looking at Mary who exhibited humble obedience. Luke chapter 1, verse 38 reads, ‘Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.’ Mary’s story is a familiar story to us. She was a young woman from Nazareth when the angel of the Lord came to her and thrust her into the center of God’s redemptive plan for mankind. Her response to the news that the angel bought reveals a heart of faith, humility and submission. We also see that her example of obedience was coming from a place of trust. Mary’s life took that unexpected turn with the announcement of the angel. Being told that you are going to bear God’s son is probably one of the monumental things that could have happened. Yet, even in the midst of this shock, we see Mary’s faith really shining brightly. Mary’s reply, ‘I am the Lord’s servant’ is just not an acknowledgment of who God is but it is a statement of submission, it signified her willingness to align to what God’s will was, regardless of what the probable cost could have been. Mary’s obedience wasn’t based on an understanding of what would have happened later, it was rooted in her faith that God was good and His plan also was good. Even her question in Luke chapter 1, verse 34, ‘how will this be?’ wasn’t one of doubt but it was of seeking understanding that demonstrated a heart that was really eager to cooperate with the plan of God. Humble obedience of Mary really set the course for the rest of her life. She witnessed Jesus’s miracle, standing at the foot of the cross and she probably never understood what her initial yes could have meant but it embraced joy, pain, wonder but it was all intertwined with the knowledge that God’s plan and purpose was for sure. Mary’s response to God’s call actually challenges us. There may be many disruptions, unexpected turns in our lives, are we willing to say as Mary said, may your word to me be fulfilled? Are we prepared to trust God wholeheartedly even when we don’t understand what His plans maybe? Are we willing to submit with humility? Are we willing to yield to Him to what He has called us for? May the life of Mary and the obedience she showed, may it cultivate in us a heart of obedience that is ready to do as God desires us to do even though it may be difficult. Let’s pray together, Heavenly Father, we thank you for yet another account where we saw Mary yielding humbly to you, submitting all of her understanding to you. We pray even when you call us that we will be in humble submission to you, that we would obey because we know that your will and your purpose always stands. Thank you for teaching us through these lives about what you desire from us, we ask this in your precious name, Amen.

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