NOV.22, 2013
Overshadowed
Read: Luke
1:26-38
The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will
overshadow you. —Luke
1:35
The
assassination of US President John F. Kennedy stunned people around the globe
50 years ago today. The day after the shooting, an article in The Times (London) spoke of the reverberations being
felt throughout world financial markets. It carried the headline, “All Other
Events Overshadowed by US Tragedy.”
There
are times in our lives when a death, a tragedy, or a sudden turn of events
eclipses everything else. It happened to an unmarried young woman who was told
that she would become the mother of the promised Messiah, God’s Son (Luke
1:26-33). When she asked how this could happen, the angel Gabriel said, “The
Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow
you” (v.35).
The
impossibility in Mary’s life was overshadowed not by darkness but by the
brightness of God’s glory and power. Her response continues to leave us in awe:
“Let it be to me according to your word” (v.38).
In
the coming weeks, as we read again the Christmas story and consider the birth
of Jesus into our world, it’s worth pondering the word overshadowed. It speaks so powerfully of the Lord’s
presence in our hearts and His ability to outshine the darkest moments.
I’m overshadowed by His mighty love,
Love eternal, changeless, pure,
Overshadowed by His mighty love,
Rest is mine, serene, secure. —Ironside
In every situation, we are overshadowed by God’s mighty love and
power.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
