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“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her” (Luke 1:45, NIV).
Have you ever wanted something so badly you’d do anything to get it?
Maybe it was waiting for test results, holding onto a promise, believing something before there’s evidence, or clinging to broken prayers? For me, I’ve been in each of these situations, hands and knees, asking the Lord to make the answers come quicker. I’ve longed for diagnosis codes, for my dreams to come true, to see my Dad be healed, and to see my siblings saved. But our God doesn’t rush, and He doesn’t work on our time-table. However, we often wish He did, right?
When we’re waiting on something that feels uncertain, fear and impatience often fill our minds. We want the answers, providence, and fulfillment now. Or if you’re me, the day before yesterday. But in Luke 1:45, Mary, the Mother of Jesus, shows us a better way.
As an angel of the Lord tells Mary that she will become pregnant and give birth to Jesus, the Savior of the world, she’s in awe. She’s a young virgin girl and struggles to understand. And yet, we read these words in verse 45: “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her” (Luke 1:45, NIV).
Though Mary accepts this call with confidence, the Lord also provides her cousin Elizabeth to comfort her in her journey. Not only was Mary’s pregnancy a walking miracle, but so was Elizabeth’s—she’d become pregnant in her old age and would give birth to John the Baptist. Together, Mary and Elizabeth affirm and support one another’s faith journeys.
Today, you and I won’t be pregnant with the Son of God, but we will face seemingly impossible circumstances. Mary was young, in a confusing situation, and met headfirst with a promise that seemed physically impossible. And yet, every word the Lord spoke to her came true. Because Mary chose to believe God’s Word amidst her own fears or doubts. Mary’s obedience teaches us that faith isn’t certainty about the future, but a sole surrender and trust in God, the one who holds that future.