Scripture to Read: Luke 1:39-41
After listening to all that Gabriel shared, Mary departed quick- ly to visit her relative, Elizabeth. This would have been around an eighty- to one-hundred-mile trip. Gabriel had told Mary how God had done something miraculous for Elizabeth. Mary may have been thinking that Elizabeth would be the only one who would believe and understand her story. When Mary arrived, she greeted Elizabeth, and what happened next was another miracle. The baby in Elizabeth’s womb (John the Baptist, yet to be born) leaped. Talk about God doing something miraculous again. For John the Baptist, as a baby in Elizabeth’s womb, to know that he was close to His Creator, King, and Lord in Mary’s womb is nothing but a miracle. Anyone who can say that a baby in a womb is NOT a viable life is CLUELESS! Elizabeth was only six months pregnant with John the Baptist; nevertheless, God made sure that John the Baptist knew that he was in the presence of his King. We, as believers, now have the presence of our King living in us every day through His Holy Spirit. If we’re not careful, we can allow the circumstances of this life to distract us from the miracle of being in God’s presence at all times. We need to leap for joy daily and practice the presence of our Lord in our lives. We must remember He is always with us, and we must learn to enjoy our fellowship with Him at all times. There is no joy without Christ, but there is complete joy in walking daily with Him.
Challenge & Application
• When you consider that God continuously lives in you, how does that change how you see yourself and how you live each day?
• God performed a miracle in you by giving you life through Christ. Just as Mary shared her story with Elizabeth, who needs to hear your story?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!