Summary: One of the most amazing aspects of the very first Christmas is Jesus' mother, Mary. Many scholars think Mary may have been as young as 15 years old when she found out she would conceive. Mary wasn't married at that time and knew there was no human possibility of that conception. It was a miracle. Imagine the fear she may have felt as a young teenage girl. Imagine the judgment she would have faced. People didn't believe her story and gossiped, taunted, and ridiculed. But Mary did not question or wonder or fret. Scripture tells us a remarkable account of her faith. When Gabriel told Mary she would conceive and give birth to the King of Kings, her reply was simply, "Behold, I am the Servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." What bold faith! What an inspiration. Imagine if we all had the faith of this young girl, even when God is doing things that we don't understand at all. Even if it means we are rejected, despised and alone as we follow Him. Can you imagine how we could reach our world if we trusted God, even when what He was doing did not make sense to us? This Christmas, think about the faith of Jesus' mother, Mary. Ask God to give you that same faith in reaching your world.
