Ordinary Day In An Ordinary Week
Saturday December 16, 2017
Is it possible that God could do something so wonderful in us today that our lives would impact history for the Kingdom of God? How can we live in this ordinary day that will make us available to the extraordinary?
God had an extraordinary day planned for Mary and He sent the angel Gabriel to tell her she would bear God’s Son and give birth to the Saviour of the world. While shock, confusion and fear may have been some of her initial feelings, Mary was quick to embrace God’s plan for her. She responded to the angel’s news by saying, “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” (Luke 1:38 NIV)
Mary saw herself as the Lord’s servant, willing to do whatever He asked. She wasn’t concerned about what her parents might think, or even her friends, Mary’s confidence was in her knowledge of God and His perfect love for her.
God has wonderful plans for each one of us just like He had for Mary. His plans may be gradually revealed to us as we follow Him, or they may jump into our lives in an instant. God’s plans for Mary were shocking, inconvenient and beyond all that she could ever have thought or imagined.
The work that God has planned for us may be emerging with amazing revelation or it may be quietly growing and developing in our heart. Either way, today is an extraordinary day because the living God is making His good plans clear to us. Just like Mary, this ordinary day may become a not-so-ordinary day if we are willing to embrace God’s plan for us and allow God to work in us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, together with Mary we pray, “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Help me to trust You to do extraordinary things with my ordinary life. Amen
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