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I didn’t ask for this

(It’s my birthing season)

Luke 1:26-38

Antithesis: Has there ever been times in your life when you asked for something and didn’t get it, but when you didn’t ask for something you got it. So how do you go about life when God gives you something or places something on you that you didn’t ask for. Because a lot of us have found ourselves in positions and places that we didn’t ask for. We didn’t want it we did everything to run from it but we still ended up with it. With us ending up with it, we still are in denial and we still try to tell God No when he is there saying you might not accept it now but when you are picked out by God you can run for as long as you want to but God has a stopping point. You might think you are ducking and dodging now but God sees you and he is just waiting for that appointed Time.

You can’t out run God I’m sure Jonah can attest to that. That you can’t outrun God.

So again I ask the question what do you do when you are placed into something you don’t ask for. What is your reaction? What is your response? Cause there has been plenty in the Bible who has been in situations that they didn’t ask for. Come here Job. Job was living fine he was set but God allowed Satan to test Job. Job could’ve Cursed God and died but he realized that it was the Lord yet he didn’t ask for that to happen to him he realized it was Gods doing that’s why he said Though he slay me yet will I trust him.

So we got to realize that even though we didn’t ask for certain things we must still accept what it is and trust him. Cause if not we can see what happened to Zachrias.

it’s a right way to respond. We will discover that in our text today that

Thesis: Zachrias is here in the earlier part of our text showing us that he was the priest and he went to the temple to pray on behalf of him and his wife. His wife Elizabeth was barren and couldn’t have kids so he prayed that God would allow her to have children. The Lord Sends an Angel and tells him You will have a child. Zachrias still goes on to ask after The lord let the Angel know that to let Zachrias know that he will had a baby he comes right back and ask the Angel how will we do that because we are past the age of having Kids. The Angel tells him that he was sent by God to give him the message that he was going to have a kid but. Since he failed to believe the Lord put him on Mute until the Baby was Born.

I’m not sure about yall but I don’t want to be muted due to unbelief. When God says something we must take him at his word For it. If God said it I believe it.

The problem with a lot of us is that we have failed to believe we let God know about our issues and problems but we really don’t believe that he can fix and change them. We talk a good talk and we have gotten all the church vernacular and hoopla down but when it comes down to the nitty gritty we don’t really believe.

And God is going to do it for you because he is not a man that he should lie so if he said it he can do and perform it but it’s up to us. We must believe.

We believe in all types of schemes and plots but God says when are you truly Going to believe that I am a deliver. When are you truly going to believe that I am a savior and a healer. You just ought to nudge your neighbor and ask them what does your belief system look like.

I just come to encourage you today you may not have asked for it, but if you keep your trust and belief in God, He will see you through. Only believe we know that all things are possible if you only believe.

God is getting ready to assign and place you in places but before you get there you got to check your belief system. Believe in God.

Now we are here at the text that was read before us. We see the same angel that visited Zacharias visited Mary.

In this visit we find that Mary is startled and confused about why she is getting a visit from an angel. The angel greets Mary. He says Greetings favored woman the lord is with you.

The story goes on and Mary is confused and disturbed by the greeting the text says. My mind begin to ponder why would Mary be disturbed by this greeting and troubled by this greeting. I began to ask myself questions. So in my studying I began to dig a little deeper and as I was studying in the the KJV of this text it says “Hail”what I learned is that in the Greek what the Angel was Saying is to Rejoice and Be Glad.

Mary was confused and disturbed because she is trying to figure out why is this Angel coming to me tell me to Rejoice and to Be glad.

Well the text goes on and the Angel lets her know why she should be glad. She had a reason to be glad because it Was Her that was getting ready to be impregnated by the Holy Spirit to give Birth to the Savior, to the king of kings and lord of lords.

So In other words Mary didn’t see why she should be rejoicing she didn’t understand why the Angel was so happy. She didn’t see she was about to bring forth the one who would save us from our sins but the angel knew and his message came from God. And even though Mary couldn’t see it she would soon see why the excitement was there from the Angel.

So my brothers and sisters God had called us to certain thing and places for a reason we may not see why he has called us to where we are but I come to encourage you that you may not see what is ahead but just know God picked you for a reason and he is about to use you to give birth to something that you can’t even see with your own eyes. For EYES HAVE NOT SEEN NOR EAR HAVE HEARD THE GREAT THINGS THATS GETTING READY TO HAPPEN FOR YOU!!!

Just look at your neighbor for the second time and say neighbor God is getting ready to use you.

Yeah you may be trying to figure why me and I didn’t ask for any of this but God says he is about to use you so that you can bring Glory to Him.

Cause Mary didn’t ask for this and I’m sure Mary hadn’t dotted every i and crossed every t but God still used her and he can still use you as well.

Yeah I know you ain’t been the best but God still wants to you

Yeah I know you lied on them but God still wants to use you

Yeah you did the deed but God still wants to use you.

The story Goes on and we see here that The Angel is explaining to Mary who she will be carrying. She is carrying the soon coming king. The one who will Reign forever.

And just like Mary she didn’t ask for any of this and that’s some of us we didn’t ask for this but we must understand what we are carrying even though we didn’t ask for it. And no you are not like Mary carrying the son of God however God has placed something down on the inside of you that’s why yeah you didn’t ask for it but he chose you for such a time as now.

Just encourage yourself and tell yourself that I am Chosen. For you are A Royal Priesthood and Holy Nation. You have been chosen for this.

Not only that we see what the Angel is telling Mary is just confirming the prophesies that had been prophesied in the Old Testament.

Just like the Angel had to remind and let Mary know about the Different prophecies we need to be reminded to cause we didn’t ask for this but even though we didn’t ask we got to remember what God has spoken.

Remind yourself

That they that wait on the Lord he shall renew your strength

Remind yourself

That no weapon formed against me shall prosper.

Remind yourself

I once was young but now I’m old and I’ve never seen his righteous forsaken nor his seed beg for bread.

Remind yourself

That if God be for you who can be against you

Remind yourself

That and we know that all things work together for the good of them who love the lord.

We got to remind ourselves because yes we didn’t ask for it but since we been called to it we need a reminder to understand and keep believing that I didn’t ask for this but since I’m here God you are going to have to get me through

Remind God of his Word cause he and his word are one and God is not a man that he should lie so if he isn’t lying then his word isn’t going to lie.

We got a lot of people saying now they standing on business but I’m standing on the Word because while you standing on business that’s going to pass away but if you stand on the word. Heaven and earth will pass away but my word will stand forever.

STAND ON THE WORD.

The story continues to go on and we see now that Mary understands and believes and know what is happening but she ask a question and says how is this supposed to be done because she is a virgin.

Brothers and sisters the text teaches that the Holy Spirit was going to work a work and she would conceive.

Church family we got to understand that God can allow things to transpire and take place with the Holy Spirit working on your behalf. You see I know you didn’t ask for this and you are probably wondering how you are going to do something well the Holy Spirit is about to work on your behalf.

So church we see here thus far that yes Mary didn’t ask for this and she probably went through all types of Allegations and Question from other people and within herself but as I get ready to close this sermon. In the last few verses that were read in our hearing I see 2 things. Yeah I didn’t ask for this but since God had assigned me to it I see that He gives Assurance and from his assurance it allows me to accept what I didn’t ask for.

The text tells us that the Angel tells Mary about her cousin Elizabeth and that she was barren but God opened her womb and she is going to have a baby. I just want to pause for the cause right here and show you how the angel knew the importance of testimony because the angel is telling mary if I may put it in my terms that yeah I know this going to be a journey and this is a lot and different but here is a something for you Mary you know your cousin that couldn’t have no babies. Yeah she is going to give birth and I’m sure by the angel telling her this it boosted her faith. And sometimes In this life we need a faith booster and other people’s testimonies can help us and be the boost we need okay you don’t believe me come here Bible. And they over came by the blood of the lamb but it didn’t stop there but by the word of their testimony. Just nudge you neighbor for the 3rd time and tell them don’t stop testifying. You don’t know who your testimony is helping. Tell your story let people know If God did it for you than he can do it for them too. Don’t loseeeee your testimony.

I didn’t lose my place we see here that there is an assurance the Bible goes on to say that For the word of God will never fail. This gives me Assurance no matter what comes up his