We believe in God unto Obedience. But how far should this
Obedience go? Are we ready to obey God until Disgrace and Humility?
Mary, set an example to us through her life of belief unto obedience
and obedience until disgrace.
When Angel Gabriel came to Mary to tell her to be the Mother
of Jesus, she humbly accepted the Will of God. But have we ever thought of how
her life in this world would have been after she accepted God’s call in her
life? Joseph knew that she was pregnant even before he married her. Probably,
like Joseph many others heard of this news as well. Think in our minds how we
would consider a pregnant teenager. Wasn’t Mary looked upon in the same way?
She may have been considered an outcast and may even have been called names.
Joseph too was pressurised under the circumstance and wanted to avoid the
marriage, if it had not been for the message from God.
When God calls us to accept His Will into our lives, how
many times have we answered Him with a “Yes” without thinking of the
consequences? How many times have we weighed the pros and cons of His glorious
Will and rejected it? How many of us can be like Mary and commit to God’s Will
and believe that God’s purpose in our life is beyond any disgrace and
humiliation we face in this world?
We should be able to Believe in God unto Obedience; Obedience
until Disgrace. For God sees our heart and will truly reward us!
