Mary is blessed, because she knows how to accept everything that God has given her. In the film, Maria is simple and flexible. In her calm appearance, she is often surprisingly strong. Although she has never had a different affection for Joseph, But when Joseph came to her house for employment, she still drank the glass of wine. No matter how reluctant she was to this marriage, she still obeyed. As for Joseph, she has no impression of him except that he is a good man. Every girl has fantasies and expectations for love. Perhaps it is not because Joseph is not good and does not meet his liking. It was because he was not the husband he chose, so he was unwilling and unwilling. Maria is a real flower girl, she also longs for the throbbing of heart-to-heart and the touching of affection. However, because of circumstances, because of her family, and because of Joseph, she still chose to obey.
That day, her life changed dramatically. When the angel appeared to her, she was terrified, but when she knew that this was the mission commanded by God, she calmed down. Because of her obedience to God, she accepted this impossible mission. She said, may all this be accomplished in me. For a young girl who has never experienced the love between men and women, this kind of acceptance requires great courage in addition to obedience. Although there are only a few words in the Bible that describe this history, in the real environment, such a task is indeed enormous and heavy. She will still be afraid, still worried, and she will be hesitant. In order to gain more strength, she goes to her cousin's house. When the cousin said to her with joy, you are a blessed woman, and the fetus in my arms is beating because of what is in you. She looked at her cousin in surprise and asked, how did you know? In fact, at this moment, she finally understood that her concerns were really superfluous. God knew everything about her, and what she was experiencing now was a miracle, but she didn't understand, why would it be her? She is such a humble woman. It is undeniable that Maria is humble, but she herself does not know how precious she is, just like her fiancé Joseph said, I like you because you are so chaste, her quality determines her Experience, her obedience, her bravery, her tenacity determine her endurance.
We are also humble, and the Lord was so humble when he was born, until he also said later that birds have nests and foxes have holes, but the Son of Man has no place for his pillow. Humility is just a status, and only the honor of the heart can manifest the glory of God's holiness. Even though we are humble, God wants to use us to become that honorable vessel. In God’s eyes, everyone is the same. There is no class, no distinction between high and low, no matter how we differentiate people by our identity and status. We are different from others, but God has never treated us in this way. He sees us as the pupil in his eyes, like a treasure that is rare in a thousand lives. He loves us so deeply that he even regards his only begotten Son as his own. We give, God loves us enough to give us everything we have.
There is no fear in love, and perfect love casts out fear. Because of this love, Maria returned to Nazareth with a big belly. As she expected, everything happened. She endured all the contempt and disdain of her in silence, and her heart was calm and secure, because she knew very well that all of this was in the will of God. Finally, the angel explained everything to Joseph. Joseph found Maria and said to her that your child needs a father. Maria finally saw the righteousness and goodness in this man's heart. Before, she had not discovered it. Now, She finally understood that she was the most suitable father for her children. In order to protect Maria, Joseph also suffered contempt and exclusion from others, but he had no fear. When he took Maria out of the village to face the disdainful eyes of his friends, he said to Maria, "They will definitely miss us very much. of". Joseph's love was never superficial, and he always comforted Maria's heart with the simplest words and simple actions. Blessed is Maria because she received Joseph's love.
The young couple finally made it to Bethlehem when they were about to give birth, but when they encountered the most critical time, they could not find a house where they could give birth, and no one helped Joseph. In the cave where they welcomed the birth of Jesus without any help from anyone, a starlight kept shining on them, and that light brought light not only to them, but also to mankind. The birth of the Lord is God's most precious gift to mankind, an incomparable and extremely important gift. Because of him we are children of light, because of him we are redeemed, because of him we have overcome darkness.
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