20/12/2025
πππ¬ πππππ π’π πππΌπΎπ! π
βIn the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virginβs name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, βHail, favored one! The Lord is with you.β But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her, βDo not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.β
But Mary said to the angel, βHow can this be, since I have no relations with a man?β And the angel said to her in reply, βThe holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived* a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.β
Mary said, βBehold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.β Then the angel departed from her.β
β LUKE 1:26-38
Day 7 celebrates the moment when the Lordβs messenger, Angel Gabriel, announced to Mary that she had found favor with the Lord and would conceive a Son who would reign as King for eternity, for He is the Son of God. She was given a choice, and through her faithful and courageous βπππ,β our Lord and Savior came into the world for our salvation.
Like Mary, may we find peace and security in our faithfulness to our Father. In moments of doubt and uncertainty, may we too humbly proclaim, βI am the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word,β fully surrendering our lives to the One who provides, secures, and sustains us.
May the Lord speak in our hearts!