GRACE FOR HIS GLORY.
26 The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 To a girl never having been married and a virgin engaged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “O [highly] favored one [endued with grace]! The Lord is with you! Blessed (favored of God) are you before all other women!” 29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled and disturbed and confused at what he said and kept revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God.”
Luke 1:26-30 [AMPC]
How Grace Changes A Family’s Story.
1. Grace Speaks Promise Where Life Speaks Pressure.
28 And he came to her and said, “O [highly] favored one [endued with grace]! The Lord is with you!”
Luke 1:28 [AMPC]
7 We walk by faith, not by sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in God’s promises]...
2 Corinthians 5:7 [AMP]
22 Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Leave all your cares and anxieties at the feet of the Lord, and measureless grace will strengthen you.
Psalm 55:22 [TPT]
2. Grace Declares Peace Where Life Creates Confusion.
29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled and disturbed and confused at what he said and kept revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God.”
Luke 1:26-30 [AMPC]
33 God is not the author of confusion but of peace.
1 Corinthians 14:33 [NKJV]
32 I will run in the way of your commandments when You enlarge my heart!
Psalm 119:32 [ESV]
3. Grace Reveals His Glory Where Life Brought Brokenness.
46 Mary responded, “Oh, how I praise the Lord.47 How I rejoice in God my Savior! 48 For He took notice of His lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation forever shall call me blessed of God.49 For He, the mighty Holy One, has done great things to me.”
Luke 1:46-49 [TLB]
8You, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
Isaiah 64:8 [NIV]
2 His disciples asked Him, “Teacher, whose sin caused this blindness, his own, or the sin of his parents?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither. It happened to him so that you could watch him experience God’s miracle.”
John 9:2-3 [TPT]
7 This beautiful treasure is contained in us — cracked pots made of earth and clay — so that the transcendent character of this power will be clearly seen as coming from God and not from us. 8 We are cracked and chipped from our afflictions on all sides, but we are not crushed by them. We are bewildered at times, but we do not give in to despair. 9 We are persecuted, but we have not been abandoned. We have been knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:7–9 [GNT]
