Tag: Wisdom

~ The Right Response to God ~

When God 'Communicates 'With You', there's a 'Right Way' and a 'wrong way' to Respond to Him.

When the Angel of the Lord visited Zacharias and told him his Prayer had been Heard, and that his Wife Elizabeth will have a son, Zacharias 'Responded' in the 'wrong way'. 
He 'Doubted' what the Angel told him.

When the same Angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her that Elizabeth has conceived even though she was barren, Mary 'Simply Believed'. 

The 'Same Guidance' from the Angel, but two Different 'Responses'. 

The Angel told Mary that she will also conceive and have a Son.

Mary said, 
“How will this be, since I am a virgin and have No intimacy with any man”. 

If you read that at 'Face Value', it might Seem that Mary was also 'Doubting' what the Angel told her.

But when You look at the 'True Meaning', and the Overall Situation, it's clear that it's a Very Different 'Response'. 

Zacharias & Elizabeth were already Married. They had been trying for Elizabeth to become pregnant for a Long time, and they had been Praying for God to Help them.

Whereas Mary & Joseph were Not Married at that point. They would Not have been Praying for a baby because they had Not even been intimate, and would of had No intention of being intimate until after they were Married.

So when the Angel told Mary she will conceive, then it was a valid Question to Ask, “How will this be”.


Mary was clearly 'Asking the Angel a Question' with the 'Willingness' to 'Believe' whatever he told her.

This is clear from the 'Response' she gave when the Angel told her that she will 'Conceive by the Power of the Holy Spirit', and that 'The Baby will be the 
Son of God'. 

Mary showed 'The Right Way to Respond to God' when she said,
“Let it be to me as You said”. 

That's 'True Faith In God'. 

She Didn't 'Keep Asking Questions'. 

She 'Simply Believed' what the Angel told her.

She would have known that Other People would probably not Believe her about How she got pregnant, but she wasn't bothered about Other Peoples Opinions. 
Mary put her 'Faith In God', and 'Only God'.

Joseph also showed 'The Right Way to Respond to God'. 

The Angel of the Lord visited him many times in Dreams, and 'Everything' the Angel told Joseph, he 'Simply Believed'. 

He Didn't even Ask the Angel any questions.

He Simply 'Did' whatever the Angel Guided him to 'Do'. 

When the Angel said,
“Do not be afraid to take Mary as your Wife”, 
he 'Simply Believed' and Married Mary.

Even though Mary was pregnant and he knew that he had Not been intimate with her, Joseph 'Simply Believed'  the Angel that the Baby was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

That's 'Amazing Faith in God'. 


 When the Angel 'Warned' Joseph that Herod's army was looking for Baby Jesus to kill Him, and he Guided Joseph to 'Flee to Egypt', Joseph 'Immediately' got up and took Mary & Baby Jesus to Egypt, even though he had only just woke up and it was at Night when they needed to set off.

Joseph Didn't 'Put Things Off' until later, or 'Wait to See How Things Go'. 

He knew 'The Right Way to Respond to God' is with 'Immediate Action'. 

The Shepherds also knew the Importance of 'Responding Immediately' when God Communicates to You.

When the Angel visited the Shepherds and told them that 'The Saviour' had been Born, they 'Immediately' went 'Looking for Him'. 

They Didn't Complain saying they were 'Too Busy' looking after their Sheep.
They Didn't look at the negatives and say, 'How are we going to find Him, we don't know where He is'. 

Instead they showed 'The Right Response to God'. 

They 'Simply Believed' what the Angel had told them, and they 'Decided' themselves to 'Go' to Look for Him.

The Angel didn't actually tell them to Look for Jesus. 
They 'Decided' to 'Do' that themselves.

They didn't want to Miss 'The Opportunity of a Lifetime' to 'Meet The Saviour'. 

That's 'Intelligent Faith'. 

The Wise Men also showed 'The Right Response to God'. 

They first 'Followed His Star', even though they didn't know where it would take them.

That itself shows a Lot of 'Faith In Action'. 

 After they had 'Met Jesus', they were Divinely Warned Not to return to Herod.

The Wise men 'Simply Believed' the 'Warning', and Decided Not to return to Herod, but to travel back to their own Country another way.

They would have known the 'Dangers & Risks' involved in Not returning to Herod as he had a Reputation for being Very evil & brutal.

Yet they 'Simply Did' what God Guided them to 'Do'. 

That shows the 'Power' of 'True Faith' in 'Only God', and 'Not In People'. 

Mary & Joseph, The Shepherds, and The Wise Men all showed us 
'The Right Way to Respond to God'. 

They 'Simply Believed Him'. 

They Didn't Doubt Him.

They Didn't Ask 'Other Peoples' Opinions about what God had told them.

They Didn't Complain.

They Didn't Look at the 'negatives', or the 'Risks'. 

Instead they put God's Guidance 'Into Action Immediately'. 

They were Willing to 'Believe Whatever God Guided them', 
even if it 'Seemed' impossible. 
Because they all 'Knew & Believed' in their Hearts that 
'With God, Nothing will be impossible'. 

They All 'Decided' to Believe God, and put their 'Faith Into Action'.

And they All Did it 'With God'. 

That's  'The Right Response to God'.