Mary was the Mother of Jesus, her life can teach lessons to everyone. Excluding Eve, Mary is the most well known woman in the Bible, and in history. Unlike Jesus, she was a human being, the difference is she was chosen for her specific purpose.
Mary was about thirteen, when she was visited by the Angel Gabriel, and told the news that she would give birth to the Son of God, Jehovah - the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Her son would come into the world to save it.
In the Jewish culture, a woman became engaged in a public cermony that pledged her to her future husband. They remained betrothed for a period of time, sometimes a year, before they were actually married. Any woman found pregnant out of wedlock could be stoned to death. Mary knew this and must have been afraid when she found about her pregnancy.
Mary was willing to trust in God and surrendered her own plans and thoughts to Him. Her story is found in each of the four gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Even though it was difficult for her to understand since she was a virgin, she trusted God and believed all things were possible through God.
People get side tracked when they try to do everything on their own and through their own power. Somehow in modern society surrender is looked on as a weakness. Surrender to God doesn’t take away personal power or identity, it strengthens the spirit. People are able to do things they could never do on their own. God works through us just like he worked through Mary.
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