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By Christin Ditchfield
Mary, Elizabeth, and Anna. 3 very diverse ladies, at diverse a while and levels of lifestyles. One unmarried, one married, one widowed. One simply commencing to adventure lifestyles. One dealing with the demanding situations and adjustments of midlife. And one coming just about the tip of her life.
But those ladies had something in universal. they selected to undergo God's will, even if it did not appear to make experience. Take a better examine their phrases and activities, and spot how every one girl had a distinct objective in God's nice plan to convey His Son to earth.
A prepared middle, a listening to middle, and a loyal heart.
The 3 clever males, although pointed out basically in short within the Gospel of Matthew, are recognized characters within the Christmas tale. yet we all know little or no approximately them-not even their names, or if in reality there have been 3 of them.
But the Scriptures do educate us for yes approximately 3 clever women-Mary, mom of Jesus; Elizabeth, mom of John the Baptist; and Anna, a prophetess who proclaimed the good news of Jesus' birth.
Each girl performed a tremendous function within the Christmas tale. They did not supply Jesus presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, because the clever males did. yet they did supply Him their most respected possessions: their hearts.
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Yet there’s no indication it brought her any particular prestige or influence. 5 The title came without glamour, awards, or honors. Anna lived a small life. She had a seemingly small ministry. Mostly it was just between her and the Lord. A ministry of worship, offering praise and adoration, giving glory and honor to God’s name. A ministry of fasting, self-sacrifice, and self-denial—“crucifying the flesh” (Galatians ✶ HH ✶ Christin Ditchfield 5:29) by subjugating mere physical hunger to a much deeper spiritual hunger.
The truth is that if we live long enough, we will all experience heartache and pain and suffering. We live in a fallen world, and we cannot remain untouched by the ravages of sin. We feel the effects of the curse, and we have to deal with them. We all experience our share of physical or financial or emotional hardships. We may face the ✶ GF ✶ Christin Ditchfield death of a dream—or the death of a loved one. We struggle as we see the people we love dealt some devastating blows. Life is hard. Sometimes our hearts become hard too.
15 Elizabeth was a perfect role model for Mary because she had a hearing heart. As she listened to the Holy Spirit, she became a woman of wisdom and maturity and depth. Her life experience had caused her to lean hard on the everlasting arms and to learn from the Lover of her soul. In that way she is also a perfect role model for us today. The truth is that if we live long enough, we will all experience heartache and pain and suffering. We live in a fallen world, and we cannot remain untouched by the ravages of sin.