Luke 1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Christ was coming, and He was coming through Mary. What an overwhelming thought. The Lord was with her, to comfort her and give her courage. Christ was going to be in her, as share carried the Son of God within her. He also would be over her, and all others, as the King Forever. We really do need Christ to be all our prepositions: with us, for us, in us, over us, beside us - everything but away from us. That is where we are without Him coming - far, far away, and it's no place to be. So as scary, intimidating, and overwhelming as it is for Him to be in us, it is exactly the right place for Him to be, for us to be. This Advent, may His presence be known to us, in us, with us.
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