A Full Brain

Today's reading: Luke 1:26-56

'But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.' - Luke 1:29

I believe it is no mistake that Gabriel is the angel that delivers all of these early messages about Jesus' birth. His name means, "God is my strength." For this teenage girl, legally engaged to Joseph, she was going to need all of the strength God could give to make it through the next nine months of unprecedented gestation.

Have you ever had God ask you to do something after a time in prayer or a time in his word and then sat there for a moment to consider how in the world it was actually going to play out? Yeah, Mary is experiencing that to the utmost. She's taking what Gabriel has said and trying to fit it into the underdeveloped frontal lobe of her brain (which will develop at 25ish). Even for those of us who are over 25, this is too much to process.

It is best for us not to shirk any prompting the Holy Spirit places in us. Look for ways this week to be obedient to what God has asked you to do, and keep verse 37 in mind as you do:

"For nothing will be impossible with God."