Christmas Message

When the Angelic announcement was made (Luke 1:26-33) that she was going to be with child, Mary responded with a most reasonable question, "How can this be, for I am still a virgin." It was not a question invoked by a disposition partial to doubt, but came as a very natural response to a peculiarly unnatural proclamation. Mary knew, just as we know, that in order for her to conceive a child there had to be certain natural processes in place. Devoid of the necessary pre-existing conditions that would validate and appropriate the words of the messenger she was prompted to articulate her concern, "How can this be.....how can this come to pass in MY LIFE?" It's equally interesting to note that the Angel did not ask Mary to think harder or longer in order to grasp the content of the delivered message. The Angel simply concluded with these immortal words "Nothing is impossible with God."

The implications of the Angel's parting eloquence could conceivably take volumes and great theological acumen to justifiably explicate. Perhaps extensive dissertations have already been published with many more waiting to be written by people with richer and deeper experiences than I. However, my personal fancy indulges me to contemplate the five words(of the Angel) that gave Mary confidence enough to say "May it be unto me.....".  How did a reasonable person who asked a most reasonable question secure the audacity to accept such a preposterous declaration?  When did common sense end its conclusive remarks and how did faith capitalize on its rightful territory? I believe it happened when Mary finally realized the intrinsic truth of the proclamation.  In the deepest recesses of her heart, the chamber of divine revelations, she heard the Angel saying, " Mary, as long as you live within a paradigm in which you are the frame of reference, what I have decreed will not only seem improbable but quite impossible. Is it any wonder that you are perplexed and unsettled? Let me banish your fear and trembling by introducing something novel into your simple life and limited experience. When there is a paradigm shift and God becomes the frame of reference, He will redefine what is possible and impossible in your life, and in the economy of God the possibilities always outweigh the impossibilities, for in Him, by Him, through Him and because of Him all things become possible for you. Furthermore, He does not require any pre-existing conditions or natural processes to be in place to manifest His promise, for you see, He specializes in creating something out of nothing!"  The Maker of heaven and earth, the Alpha and the Omega, the Eternal Now is able to accomplish all that concerns you. 

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD!!!