Some people today put great stock in Mary, Mother of Jesus. Some have even gone so far as to deify her. Mary was a great woman. She was truly a blessed girl at the time the angel visited upon her the news of her destiny. She was a virgin. She was pure of heart. She loved God.
Mary, as blessed as she was, would have also lived a cursed existence in the eyes of some. She experienced a face-to-face meeting with an angel, which could have cause many of us a heart attack. The 'good news' she was given was that she was going to be pregnant - supernaturally (how will 'that' work?) - before marriage (what will Joseph think?) and at a time when being pregnant probably wasn't on her to-do list. Stress-free?
But not only that... she was to give birth to the Son of God. That responsibility might have had some weight to it. What if she fed Him bad meat? What if He gets hit by a chariot? What if...
Herod.
What if the president gives orders to kill all the male babies that are the age of MY baby? Stress free?
And... what does it mean that He will be the Lamb of God? All that lambs are good for is sacrifice. I... don't... like... the... sound... of... that...
What a blessed existence! Not. But what a wonderful woman - Mary. What a strong, strong woman she must have been! But should she be deified?
No, scripture indicates no more about this wonderful woman than she was pure - a virgin before the birth of Jesus - a caring mother and an obedient wife. But perhaps the most interesting thing I know about Mary was the last thing - chronologically - that she said:
(Joh 2:5) His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
If you are paying too much attention to Mary, then pay attention to her last instruction! Whatever HE says, do it! Whatever Jesus says.... DO IT!
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