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November 22
Friday


OVERSHADOWED

READ:
Luke 1:26-38
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The Holy Spirit will
come upon you,
and the power of
the Highest will
overshadow you.
__Luke 1:35
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The assassination of US President John F. Kennedy stunned people around the globe 50 years ago today. The day after the shooting, and article in The Times (London) spoke of the reverberations being felt throughout world financial markets. It carried the headline, "All Other Events Over-shadoewed by the 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. __Davie McCasland

````````````````````````I'm overshadowed by His mighty love,`````````````````````````
```````````````````````````Love eternal, changeless, pure,````````````````````````````
``````````````````````````Overshadowed by His mighty love,``````````````````````````
```````````````````````Rest is mine, serene, secure. __Ironside```````````````````````
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In every situation, we are overshadowed by
God's mighty love and power.

***********************Today's Bible Reading __ Luke 1:26-38**************************

26 Now in the sixth month
the angle Gabriel was sent
by God to a city of Galilee
named Nazareth, 27 to a
virgin betrothed to a man
whose name was Joseph, of
the house of David. The
virgin's name was Mary.

28 And having come in, the
angel said to her, "Rejoice,
highly favored one, the Lord
is with you; blessed are you
among women!"

29 But when she saw him,
she was troubled at his
saying, and considered what
manner of greeting this was.

30 Then the angel said to her,
"Do not be afraid, Mary, for
you have found favor with
God. 31 And behold, you will
conceive in your womb and
bring forth a Son, and shall
call His name JESUS. 32 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. 33 And He will reign
over the house of Jacob
forever, and of His kingdom
there will be no end."

34 Then Mary said to the
angel, "How can this be,
since I do not know a man?"

35 And the angel answered
and said to her, "The Holy
Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Highest
will overshadow you;
therefore, also, that Holy One
who is to be born will be
called the Son of God...."

38 Then Mary said, "Behold
the maidservant of the Lord!
Let it be to me according to
your word." And the angel
departed from her.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Betrothal (v.27) in ancient jewish culture was a contract for a
future marriage and was a more binding legal arrangement than
our modern engagement. Though they were not permitted to
consummate the marriage before the actual wedding, the betrothed
couple were considered husband and wife. Teh year-long betrothal
was dissolved only by divorce (Matt. 1:18-19).