The King Who is With Us

The Bible is filled with many followers of God called to difficult tasks that require them to trust the Lord. In the gospel of Luke we meet an angel making a big announcement to a young woman from a nowhere town about God’s plan to save his people by coming into the world as their eternal king. The big reveal of the text is that Mary would give birth to the king who is “with us”, the one who has come to save his people and deliver them from sin and death. Yet, what we see is that even though this weight would be incredibly hard to bear, she trusts in the promise of God and knows the grace and favor he has given. This message explores the events of Luke 1:26-38 and asks the question about how followers of Jesus stay faithful to God when the road before them seems difficult and they are inadequate to the task ahead.