Day 1 – His Great Journey Begins

Nazareth, Victory Begins

“In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary” (Luke 1:26-27).

Luke provides the historical context for Yeshua’s birth, and the author shows that he is real and not imaginary. Mary has often been depicted as a misty, otherworldly figure. Luke makes it very clear that she was a real person with real doubts, fears, and questions, but also with genuine faith. He makes this abundantly clear in verse 38:

“And Mary said: Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.”

With all due respect to controversy, we could call this one of the greatest moments of faith in the entire Bible. Unless we forget, let’s examine how Gabriel announced to her how this miraculous event occurs. The Holy Spirit overshadowed her like a cloud and conceived in her. Beloved, that is all—nothing more, nothing less.

Mary said yes. Yes, to God, yes to the impossible, yes to God’s plan. When the angel said, “Nothing is impossible with God” (v. 37), Mary took a deep breath and replied, “May it be to me as you have said” (v. 38).

And so, the great victorious journey begins.

Give us faith, O Lord, to believe everything you have spoken, even what seems impossible to us. Amen