Discipline your Spirit

            Discipline-Exercise-Train

Luke 1: 38

And Mary said, "Behold,I am the servant of the LORD; Let it be to me according to your  word." And the angel departed from her.

Luke -1:8 Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth both were advanced in years(old),and (v6) they both were righteous before God,walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

But when the angel of the LORD apeared to him and said(v13),"Your prayer has been heard,and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son".He could not believe or accept those words.

They both were very righteous,and was constant in offering prayers to God,even unto their Old age.But when the Blessing for their prayers came, he heard what's going to happen but was not able to believe.Having a son in old age is not an impossible thing for them because their forefather Abraham have seen Impossible -Possible,so its not a hard thing for them.

➡️Zechariah,Elizabeth-married with no children.

➡️Mary-unmarried virgin

But (v28,31)when the same angel came to Mary-"Greetings,O Favored one,the LIRD is with you,you will conceive in your womb and bear a son",she obeyes and believed.And she said,Behold Iam the servant of the LORD,let it be done according to your Word.

What! Its impossible to believe for her.Because she is a virgin(v34).Her Body-Soul-Spirit were exercised,trained,and most importantly she was disciplined to believe God's Impossible to Possible.What a Discipline,even to welcome all the blames and sufferings she had to bear in her body,soul,spirit.But she held her faith higher and higher to reach upto God's overwhelming blessings and plans in her life.

Yes,she was disciplined and trained and exercised.

How are you doing?Are you exercising/training/disciplining your spirit-soul-body to believe what God has stored for you.Are trained enough to bear and to sacrifice for his blessing over your life.

Discipline your faith,You will be able to see the Impossibke to Possible.Not just following daily prayings and reading the Bible but exercise your spirit to allow the word in your Life and train your body to obey God and His Words more than your knowledge or Understanding.

 ~Pastor Stephen