The Women of Christmas #1
No need for special identification straws.
The three women of Christmas are all valuable to God and so are you!
Let's glance at the different stages of life these women represent.
Elizabeth-means “God’s promise”; she's married, settled, mature, and childless.
Mary - young, still living at home, engaged to a carpenter
Anna- an elderly widow , 84, prophetess, whose every waking hour was wholly dedicated to God.
God chose them and He has chosen us too.
The men in their lives.
Zechariah- an old priest whose name means “God remembers”
Joseph- a new husband. (I’d add the carpenter part, but the traits of “new husband” bring lots to unpack in themselves.)
Simeon-brother of the faith, not Anna’s husband, but a prophet like Anna.
What we are to learn from all their stories
_____Wait upon the Lord.
_____Trust Him with everything that matters.
_____Pray until our prayers are answered.
_____Surrender our lives to the One who loves us most.
May these days of the Christmas season find you meditating on Jesus' story again and again.
The Song
"Breath of Heaven", Mary's Song by Amy Grant
