This verse has a lot of meaning for Jacqueline and I. For those of you who don't know our story, in the middle of our dating relationship, in the middle of a deployment, I turned into a schmuck and dumped Jacqueline in an email. Fast forward to the end of the deployment, God providentially reconnected us and this is the verse that I held onto while God redeemed our relationship ultimately ending up in us getting married.
Our pastor, during a part of his series "Christmas Cousins," elaborated on this small piece of text in a big way. So next time you are struggling with something big in your life, and you think God is not big enough, hold on to Luke 1:37 and the commentary for it below:
Gabriel isn’t just quoting scripture . . . he’s also speaking as an eyewitness.
He stood in the presence of God. He knew.
He had seen countless miracles throughout the previous centuries.
He had watched at the dawn of human history as God created with spectacular colors more than a hundred billion galaxies.
He had watched God craft a man out of dust and a woman out of bone;
He was there when God created the animal kingdom both seen and still yet to be discovered by human observation;
Gabriel has seen the manna fall and the waters part;
He’s seen time stand still;he’s watched lions mouths muzzled and fiery furnaces air-conditioned.
Mary, nothing is impossible with God. And he should know.
He’s watched God take the life of every first born Egyptian and then and spark life in the womb of a barren woman;
he’s seen God float iron to the surface of water and bring repentance to the hearts of an entire nation;
he’s watched God send a chariot of fire from heaven to bring His prophet home and
he’s seen God tear open the earth and send His enemies to the fires of torment below.
He’s seen God in all His terror and in all His glory.
Mary, let me tell you what I know and what I’ve seen. Nothing is impossible with God.
Jumping for Joy 12/18/2011 Luke 1:26-80 by Steven Davey
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