You get to participate as He enacts His will in your life and the lives of those around you.

And you don’t need to be perfect before God can work through you. All you need to offer Him is a willing and surrendered heart.

In Luke chapter 1, we see how Mary responded when an angel told her she was highly favored—chosen to help bring the Son of God into our world. At first, she was confused. After all, she was just a poor young woman—no one fancy, no one important. But after listening to the angel’s message, this is what she said:

I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.

Believe it! If you will offer yourself to the Lord, holding nothing back, He will lead you into the purposes of His kingdom. He has a tremendous plan for your life. YOUR life matters. Give Him your whole life and do it today.

Bible Reference: Luke 1:38 radio.hopewithgod.com

She's caught in the act of adultery, and an angry group of leaders bring her to Jesus, and they accuse her.

We're told that they didn't really care about her, they were just testing Jesus. And, of course, Jesus' response is so perfect and beautiful. He defends her, and He reveals their hypocrisy.

They came angry at her, but instead they leave angry at Him. So angry at Him, in fact, that they eventually murder Him.

Isaiah tells us that God laid on Jesus the sins of us all. The punishment that should be mine has been put on Jesus. This is the way of grace. This is the way of the cross. This is our hope.

"All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all." Isaiah 53:6

Bible Reference: John 8:10-11 radio.hopewithgod.com

It’s in the Word of God, Matthew chapter 1. The author traces Jesus’ ancestors all the way back to Abraham. And there’s something very unusual about this list—there are several women included! And many of them of unsavory and humble background.

The author departed from the usual way of tracing lineage (through men, at the time) and included these women for a purpose. It demonstrates to us that, no matter who you are, and no matter what your circumstances, God will use your life to enact His plan for the world.

Your life matters to God. Every bit of it. And when you give your life to Him, it becomes woven to this bigger story of His redemption.

Will you surrender to His plan and His purposes, and let Him—the author of all life—be the One to write your story?

Remember, there is always hope with God.

Bible Reference: Matthew 1:1-16

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