Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38)
As prophetic words go, it was in a league of its own, wouldn’t you say?
“You will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (vs. 31-33)
Notice that Mary does not jump up and down with glee and do the Hallelujah break dance! It was such a far cry from the reality of her life at the moment that all she can see is the impossibility of this word being fulfilled.
“How can this be, since I do not know a man?” (v. 34)
Then Gabriel gives her an explanation about the Holy Spirit overshadowing her. He points out how her own “barren” cousin Elizabeth is in her sixth month of pregnancy to illustrate the truth that “with God nothing will be impossible.” (v. 37)
Now comes the critical moment. What will Mary do with the prophetic word?
If this were a movie, this is when the pace changes to slow motion, the orchestra slowly starts to swell…will she accept the offer? Politely decline? Walk away from the table?
You can almost visualize the hosts of heaven waiting with bated breath along with Gabriel. Freeze frame.
Then Mary’s lips start to move. The movie returns to normal speed. And these words come through in a barely audible whisper amplified by the Dolby Surround Sound System: “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”
It is only at that point that “the angel departed from her.”
For Gabriel’s mission to be accomplished, someone has to say “Yes.” Would it be Mary? Or would he have to make another stop?
God would not force His will upon Mary. She has to exercise her free will and say “Yes” or “No.” She says “Yes” and the rest is history.
What was true of Mary is true of us as well today, isn’t it? God can give us the most incredible promises and prophetic words. But nothing happens until we say “Yes” to Him.
The moment we say “Yes”, everything changes. Heaven begins to move on our behalf and the word is on its way to being fulfilled.
As we near the end of another calendar year, you may wish to look back at the words you received from the Lord over the past 12 months. Did you like Mary say: “Let it be to me according to your word?”
If yes, praise God! You should be on your way to seeing it fulfilled. If no, God could still be waiting for your answer to the offer. The movie just went into slo-mo. Freeze frame. Can you hear the orchestra playing?
C’mon…move your lips…say “Yes”…and your life will also start moving forward toward its prophetic fulfilment. Just as it did for Mary.
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