ADVENT READINGS FOR FAMILY AND PERSONAL WORSHIP

Thursday, December 18 Read Luke 1:26-30

Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God.

If God broke into human history once again, as He did at the birth of Jesus, would He find us “favourable”? Mary’s testimony, recorded for the world to see, is phenomenal. What made her favourable to God?

We might imagine several character traits such as devotion, purity, or dependability. Maybe God found Mary’s prayer life to be favourable. We really don’t know. A better question might be “Does God find favour with me?”

You have been chosen to accomplish something significant in the Kingdom. Live your life in such a way that when God gets ready to do a special work in and through you, you will not have to make emergency preparation, forsake sin, mend your ways, nor rebuild your reputation in order to be used.

Pray about the unfavourable characteristics in your heart today.