impossibilities? uh, no...

Just watched the video below... pretty impacted by it.

Our pastor preached from Luke 1 today.
He commented that Mary was probably around 12 or 13
when the angel Gabriel visited her.

A 13 year old girl was sitting in front of me
next to her father.
I couldn't help but wonder
how Mary had such incredible faith...
at such a tender age;
but, as the angel said,
"For nothing will be impossible with God." (vs. 37)

My thoughts moved from the child in front of me
to myself.
I didn't / don't carry the Son of God in my womb
but he has taken up residence within me...
not because of anything I have said or done,
but only because of his sovereign grace.
It was an impossibility for me...
but, as the angel said,
"For nothing will be impossible with God."

"When love came down to earth and made his home with men,
the hopeless found a hope, the sinner found a friend.
Not to the powerful, but to the poor he came
and humble, hungry hearts were satisfied again.

When every unclean thought and every sinful deed
was scourged upon his back and hammered through his feet;
the innocent is cursed, the guilty are released,
the punishment of God on God has brought me peace!


What joy, what peace has come to us!
What hope, what help, what love!"
                          (from the lyrics by Stuart Townend)

This truth...and only this truth
is the reason for a Merry Christmas!