"Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord.” Luke 1:45-46
Mary was a young lady who was wise beyond her years and had the faith of a child! The angel of the Lord spoke to her an impossible thing: she was chosen to give birth to the Son of God. The impossibility was there on so many levels. She was a virgin, this was an angel speaking to her and she was going to birth the Son of God. Many of us upon the first sight of the angel would have quickly scattered! It would have been fright night for sure! We wouldn’t have given him a chance to speak! But Mary listened.
Mary did more than listen. She took what was spoken and pondered it in her heart. She believed that God would do it. She was a willing vessel. Mary was going to face an enormous amount of criticism to the point of possible death. Yet, she accepted the role God had chosen her for and served Him faithfully in that role.
We struggle with this. If it is a glorious role that God has called us to fill there is no problem. But when He calls us to fill the “dirty job”, we struggle, make excuses, reason our way out of it. If we do it, we complain about it.
God wants us to serve with a glad heart. He desires us to be cheerful givers, not just of money, but also of our time and talents. Every part of running a church is as important as the preaching or the worship leading or the other “big name” positions. A clean restroom, a great greeter, loving and nurturing childcare, energetic children’s church – all these allow for someone to be ministered to in the service.
Has God called you to serve in a way that you feel is beneath you? Do you serve God begrudgingly? Or are you willing to serve God wholeheartedly? When we serve Him in gladness, no matter what we are doing, we bring glory to His name!
Crystal Owens
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