“No Word From God Will Ever Fail”

You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”

 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.”

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:31-41

How come we only have a great generous and loving spirit during Christmas? We are nicer to people. We seem to care more. Step back and think about this. Christmas should be year round. Jesus may have been born one day, but His impact on our lives affects us our entire life, ever day.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s voice the unborn John the Baptist, in her womb, leaped for joy. Do we recognize the Spirit’s voice in the midst of all the others? Are we alert to His promptings and eager to obey? Will we allow His warmth and love to fill our hearts and flow through our hands?

Today, the presence and power of Christ remain with us through the Holy Spirit, who is the true, eternal Spirit of Christmas – all year long.

Jesus went away so the Spirit could come to stay.

Our Daily Bread – February 1, 2012