[ The Glory Unveiled]
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. ( Matthew 1:18 )
The words of the verse of scripture above, resonates with the burden [cost] of destiny. Mary the mother of Jesus was a young woman who had kept herself as she was a virgin. One day, destiny beckoned on her and she accepted to go on the adventurous journey with destiny. Little did she know that it would come at the cost of almost losing her husband, being exposed to public disgrace, almost losing ties with her family and friends. She literally had no idea the weight of responsibility and burden she accepted when she said to the Angel Gabriel “be it unto me according to your words”. In the verse 19, we see Joseph’s plan to quietly divorce Mary. But in verse 20, he [Joseph] is made to understand the mandate upon her life and what she carried. The angel told Joseph that his wife to be was pregnant with what eyes have never seen—God with man. So that even Joseph would have to share in the responsibilities of what Mary carried. Beloved in the Lord, you carry something that is why you feel all the pressures and burdens on every side. But if we can endure like Mary; resolute in our decision to see with our eyes what we carry within us, we would see the manifestation of God’s glory in our lives. Dear sisters, carry something that would distinguish you among women. Travail in prayer until something wells up in you. Refuse to be ordinary.
Prayer_Bead: My Lord and my God, thank you for the grace to carry what you placed in me. I ask that you supply more grace to put to birth that weight of glory in Jesus’ name.
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