Wednesday, Dec 22, 2021
“God Bless Mama”
It’s the Hump Day before Christmas and it’s all downhill from here. I’m guessing that Santa’s workshop has stopped production. A few of us are still trying to click an express shipping button to receive it by Christmas, but we’re gonna pay through Rudolph’s nose to receive it in time. Production is finished. The elves are putting away their tools and beginning to clean the factory, preparing for next year’s gifts. In other words, this is our last chance to find something for our loved one, and if it’s not already on a store shelf nearby, we’ll be in trouble. Oh well, there’s always next year!
After Mary was visited by the Angel, Mary left town and visited her elder cousin, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was also miraculously pregnant, long after she and her husband had quit hoping for a child. The encounter of the two women is quite beautiful and very interesting as described in the Gospel of Luke.
We forget that the two women, who were each carrying a vital piece of God’s plan of salvation, had few options. Their day-to-day lives were far from easy and they had to make the best of their situations. Then, once their children were born, their challenges would increase exponentially. But this was not the beginning of misery. Rather, it was the start of a lifetime of blessings.
Let’s not allow these next few days to pass without giving God some big thanks for orchestrating a symphony through these two mothers, plus all the other moms who made huge sacrifices, forgoing their own wants and needs, to ensure that we received something special at Christmas. Remember, someone had to say, “Yes, LORD,” for our Christmas to be possible.
Elizabeth said, “When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. You are blessed because you believed that the LORD would do what He said.” (Luke 1:45, NLT).