I think in some ways God wants us all to have the same wonder that Mary had as she received good news. Why, of all people, would an angel appear to this Jewish girl in Nazareth? “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” The next revelation was even greater: “The Savior will be in you!” No wonder Gabriel declared: “For nothing is impossible with God.”
Mary was praised for believing what the Lord told her would be accomplished. Do I believe what the Lord tells me is being accomplished? “For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.” Why me? Why you? “How can it be Lord? How can I walk in holiness in this world? How can I be blameless in this generation?” Jesus promised he would not just be with us, but he would be in us. He is our hope. May we respond with faith as Mary did: “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be done to me as you have said.” (Luke 1:26-45)
“If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.” John 14:15-20