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Message Notes 15/12/2024 - Robyn Becker
Have you ever experienced disruption in your life?
Someone speaking a negative word over your life, which has led you down a path of destruction for years.
Or perhaps you have been in recovery and you took one wrong step and now you feel you are on the road of destruction.
Or perhaps your disruption is that you have been waiting for God to do a miracle in
your life and you are just not sure you have enough faith to believe He can do it for another day.
God has been silent for 400 years, but suddenly he sends an angel to Zechariah to tell him he will have a son, and then 6 months later, he sends angel Gabriel to Mary, who is engaged to be married to Joseph, to tell her that she has found favour with God and that she will conceive a child and give birth to a Son, and she is to call him Jesus.
Mary is in shock, her life has just been disrupted as she gets news that she is having a son even though she is a virgin.
Luke 1: 39-45
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”’
It goes on to say that at the sound of Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth speaks a word over Mary saying: that God has blessed her and her unborn child. She says that she is honored to be visited by the Mother of the Lord.
Mary’s life is disrupted, and she hurries to Elizabeth, who is filled with the Holy Spirit as
Mary arrives and speaks out a word over Mary, which then unlocks a declaration and
Mary sings a song of praise.
Luke 1:46-55 NLT
46 Mary responded,
“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed.49 For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me.50 He shows mercy from generation to generation to all who fear him.51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.52 He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.54 He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.55 For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.”
We can respond to disruption in two ways: Run from Community or Run to Community
Run from community: respond to disruption by disorder by withdrawing or isolating.
Run to community: we can get into community where someone can speak a word over you and unlock a declaration in you.
Matthew 1:19
19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement[a] quietly.
Joseph who was engaged to Mary, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her
publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.’ Mary was disqualified as she
described herself as a lowly servant girl. But confirmation comes from Elizabeth, who speaks a word over Mary, perhaps you are the person who God gives a word for someone, don’t hold back.
You never know what is on the other side of your obedience. Ask God to lay someone
on your heart this week, and when that nudging comes, pick up the phone, send a
message, or call them. This small act can unlock a declaration for someone.
Or maybe your life has just been disrupted. You may have been walking in chaos for
years, or it just happened last night. Reach out to community where someone can unlock a declaration in you, so that you will find the peace of God.
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