TODAY'S BIBLE TWEET

BIBLE TEXT: “And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.” (Luke 1:38)

BIBLE TWEET: Mary’s submission to the divine plan and her words, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word,” serve as an excellent example of the complete consecration required of all who wish to be instrumental to God in bringing His Son to the world.

BIBLE TAKEAWAY: Not only was Mary aware that her divine assignment could cost her Joseph, her betrothed, but it could also cost her her good reputation, as well as her life, since unfaithfulness during the betrothal period was punishable by stoning. Yet, she was willing to pay any price to bring Christ to a lost and dying world. What price are you willing to pay?

Jim Elliot, a missionary killed in his attempt to take the Gospel to the violent Aucas Indians of Ecuador, once wrote in his journal, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”