Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Happy New Year, everyone! I have started my new reading plan today, and when I read this verse that last phrase jumped out at me: "that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." Now, I know Christmas was last week, and we all know the actual point of this verse is that Jesus was born of a virgin. But, it made me ask myself: What in me is conceived of the Holy Ghost?
I mean, I desire to do things for God. I desire to please Him. Mary was also a "good" woman. She was a faithful, pure (though not sinless), devoted follower of God. But, even still, the best thing in her life was that which was conceived of the Holy Ghost.
So, my desire is that this year, we will be driven by the Spirit, and that ALL (lofty goal?) that we do would be conceived and driven of the Holy Ghost.
Just a New Year's thought...
3 comments:
Hey Andy, What plan are you on? Are you doing both OT & NT? I began a plan too. I am hoping to keep up with it...if Institute doesn't get in the way...lol
Yeah, Shannon, Dave Ritz & I are going through together in 9 months. We've got OT, NT, Proverb of the day, and usually a Psalm too. So far it has been good.
Romans 8:14. Pretty scary when we consider if being led of the Spirit is not our testimony.
Not saying this in any way condemning your statement just hoping to lift the bar up to where Scripture would have us.
Lord bless you as you consider these things.
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