Luke 2:6
6 And
so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she
should be delivered.
“The days were accomplished
that she should be delivered.” I love
the wording of that line. She was
delivered. If you have ever carried a child
in your belly, you know that by week 40, you are ready to be delivered from
this baby. To be delivered from the
swollen feet, the constant bathroom breaks, the weight gain, the weird cravings
and you are just ready for your body to be your own again!
I’m sure that Mary felt all
of that, but also sheer terror as to the future that was laid out before this
infant-king. How do you raise a
Savior? Could this all have been some dream
that she would wake up from? Would there
be anything that she and Joseph could teach the Son of God? How was this all going to work?
Mary couldn’t have known the
answers to these questions. Just as no
mother has the answers as to her child’s future. All she could do is put one
foot in front of the other and continue taking these miraculous steps of faith.
And then it was
accomplished. Her due date had finally
arrived. She was ready to give
birth. And knowing the oppression of her
people, I’m sure that she too was ready to be delivered by this child, the Son
of God.
She delivered him into life,
and he delivered her through his death. What an amazing, harrowing, heart
breaking, and elating life Mary lived as the mother of this child who was soon
to be delivered.
Prayer:
Wonderful, merciful Savior, we stand in awe that you would give up your glory
and throne in heaven, to walk with us for a while and deliver us forever. Amen
RSL
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