Luke 1:1-56
No one fears a baby. We might fear the responsibility of caring for a baby. We might be afraid of harming a baby. But a baby does not strike fear in the heart of a person the way the appearance of the angel Gabriel did. Every time Gabriel showed up he had to say, "Do not be afraid". Just his appearing caused fear. The appearance of a baby does not cause fear. Put a baby in the center of a room and everyone watches the baby. You could probably make the case that we are drawn to babies. We make funny faces when we look at babies. We change the tone of our voices when we speak to them. When a baby cries we want to comfort the child. No wonder that when God came into the world, God came as a baby. If God had come in might and power, people would have run. Since God came as baby, we come to see, no one is afraid of a baby.
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You are right that many might be running from Him instead of to Him if God had come in "might and power!"
ReplyDeleteWhat faith Mary had at age 16 (+-)!
It would be interesting if I (and others)couldn't speak for a long time if we lacked faith as happened to Zechariah!