Let It Be Done Unto Me According To Your Word

Mary submitted herself to the Word of God even if it caused embarrassment to her (Luke 2:5).

Can you imagine this heavily pregnant young lady travelling from Nazareth to Bethlehem to be registered for a census? She would probably run into many familiar faces along the way and there might be some gossiping on how she became pregnant even before her marriage with Joseph. She would also have to deal with real fears of losing her husband (Matthew 1:19), or even losing her life.

On the other hand, there are others who challenge the Word of God instead when it caused embarrassment to them. What is our response when the Word of God causes embarrassment to us? Do we persecute those who correct us like Herod (Mark 6:17)? Do we deny our Lord like the rulers (John 12:42)? Or do we repent of our sins like David (2 Samuel 12:13)?

3. The Unconditional Submission:

The submission of Mary to the Word of God can be described as an uncommon and unconditional submission. It was done with sincerity and sacrifice.

This should be our response anytime God’s word comes to us. This is an expression of faith. Our answer to God’s word should be “amen”. We should dare to believe God. There is nothing that we lose when we believe God. God is worth believing. He is the faithful God. He has a proven track record that we can count on.

In the eyes of men, Mary looked foolish to believe God’s word. How can a virgin conceive? This might be the question that maybe her friends and family members might have been asking. But Mary dared to believe God’s word, and there was a performance of the things that she believed. Her believing qualified her for performance. Luke 1:45

God’s word is true; and it will surely come to pass. It has power to deliver to you anything that it talks about. Maybe like Mary, God might have spoken some big things to you that looked far-fetched in the natural by your abilities and capacity. But you can be encouraged to believe God like Mary did. It is your believing that qualifies you for performance. If you don’t believe, there will be no performance; performance is for those who express their faith in God’s word.

God is a big God who is specialised into doing the impossible. Dare to dream big dreams. If your vision does not require God, then it is not really a vision; it is just unnecessary excitement. Learn to take God at His word, irrespective of what things in the natural may be saying. The more you focus on what God has said, the more the obstacles and mountains melt and give way.

Mary knew deep in her heart that life is gained by losing it. God had overcome the world, and yet His overcoming power would show up in her life only to the degree that she yielded herself to God. We have a free will, and God will not overpower us with His invitation to follow Him. He invites us to willingly lay down our lives, to give up our rights and our plans; however, the choice is ours.

Jesus offers tough truth to his disciples, “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 16:25