Advent at Ararat -Day 5: As with all of God’s promises, the “NOW” time came for the promised Savior.

“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬-‭33‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

After so many centuries, after so much expectation, the time for the Word to take on flesh, becoming our Savior, had come. Appearing out of obscurity, a little virgin is informed that she has been chosen to be the conduit for the Savior of the world.

Think about it, the one chosen to give birth to the Lord would have to be a virgin. As such, a married woman was out of the question. As well, an unbetrothed virgin would also be out of the question as there would be no one to cover her. In those days a betrothal was as binding as our marriage contracts but the relationship was not yet consummated. So, the Lord chose the perfect virgin, in the perfect situation, and sent the word to her that the time was NOW.

For today meditate on the fact that the Lord is working—even when you don’t see Him working—to fulfill His promise.

Mary would’ve had no way of knowing—as she was growing up—that she would be the one chosen to be blessed above all women. And yet, when the time was now, she was chosen as the time of the Savior’s appearance would no longer be delayed.

In the spring of 2019 the “now” came for Ararat Church to be established. The mission was clear: we were to alert and prepare people for the Lord’s soon return. And, whether it is days, months, or several years, the time of His coming is no longer delayed.

Also meditate on whether or not you personally sense the “now” concerning the time of our Lord’s return.

Peace to you.

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