You Must Name Him Jesus

December 20, 2021

From today’s reading…

‘Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.’” Luke 1: 31

Be like Mary:

  • Be open to receiving God’s Word.

  • Be open to being a parent.

  • Love Jesus.

  • Do the will of God.

Because that’s the only way to…

Stay the course.Keep the faith.Endure.

Now go sell something.

 What’s that, you say?

The angel Gabriel was direct and clear, so it was easy for Mary to take on this role?

Let me ask you something.

How clear and direct are the 10 Commandments?

You’ve been handed those since before you could speak.

Why don’t you live up to all of them every day?

Because you’re sinful and weak, that’s why.

How do I know?

Because I’m sinful and weak, too.

Mary was an unwed teenage girl in a theocratic state that would have killed her for what they thought she did.

She could’ve said no to God, but she didn’t.

She listened to Gabriel and was not afraid (v30).

So I’ll say it again: be like Mary.