An angel comes to Mary
An angel comes to Mary
Six months after the angel visited Zechariah, God sent the angel to Mary. The angel brought a special message from God to Mary. Mary would have a son. She was to call him Jesus. The angel spoke some wonderful prophecies about Jesus. Mary knew that God had chosen her for a very special task.
The angel tells Mary about Jesus
32 He will be great. People will call him the Son of the powerful God who is over all. The Lord God will make him king. He will rule as his ancestor King David ruled. 33 He will rule over the family of Jacob for all time. He will be king for all time, without end.’
1:32Both Joseph and Mary came from the family of King David.
1:33The family of Jacob means all the Jews.
Luke 1:32-33 EasyEnglish Bible (EASY)
There was no doubt at all about this child. The angel said quite clearly who Jesus was. These are the words. The angel said that Jesus was:-
- Son of the Most High [This means son of God].
- To have the Throne of David.
- He will rule for ever.
- There is no end to His kingdom.
This message impressed Mary very much. Her answer shows that she trusted God. She was willing to obey him, although it would be hard. She would be a mother. But she would not be a wife. The angel had said all this. She could not have understood the meaning of it all.
Mary's song
The angel told Mary to go to her cousin Elizabeth. When they met, Mary praised God with a wonderful song. The song was full of words from the prophets. Mary and Elizabeth praised God because he loves everyone. He is kind to us.
51 He has shown how strong he is to do great things.
Some people think that they are very important.
But he has sent them away in different directions.
52 Some people were ruling countries.
But he has taken their power away from them.
He has given power to people who do not feel important.
Luke 1:51-52 EasyEnglish Bible (EASY)
God chose humble people
God had chosen a poor girl from a village to be the mother of the Messiah. The son of an ordinary priest was to tell the world about him. People think that certain men are powerful. But the Lord did not choose them. He did not think that they were important. God chose humble people [people whom other people thought were not important]. These people showed how powerful and great God is.
