Luther said that one of the greatest Christmas miracles was that Mary believed the angel that she would be the mother of the Messiah.
Likewise, Luther, adds that we must also believe that Christ has been given to us.
This is for us the hardest point, not so much to believe that he is the son of the virgin and God himself, as to believe that this Son of God is ours. This is where we wilt, but he who does feel it has become another man. Truly it is marvelous in our eyes that God should place a little child in the lap of a virgin and that all our blessedness should lie in him.
And all it takes for God to do great things through us is for us to believe!
God bless.
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I love the fact that Mary believed! Her belief, her faith and her actions where of one accord! How I pray that my actions are that of true faith and belief!
Chris, check this out. Let me know what you think. The Lord hit me with this at about 130am last week.
http://time2stand.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/cost-and-beauty-in-following-christ-love/