My First DevotionalSample

God Sends an Angel to Mary: Day 5

The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. For this reason the baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.”

Luke 1:35

One day, a lady named Mary was doing work at home, maybe sweeping the floor or washing clothes. Suddenly, something super bright was standing right in front of her! She freaked out a bit, but the shiny thing turned out to be an angel from God. He told her God had chosen her to do something very special. He said God wanted Mary to have a baby, even though she wasn’t married yet. She was pretty confused, but God really wanted her to have this baby. See, this baby wasn’t just any old baby. It was God’s own Son. This baby was going to be the Savior! God had chosen Mary for a very special job—she would get to be the mom of God’s Son, and she would call Him Jesus.

Mary reacted to this good news by writing a worship song. Together with your child, write a song or poem of worship to God.

Prayer

God, thank You for choosing Mary, an ordinary person, to be the mommy of Your Son. Thank You for loving the world so much that You sent Your Son to live with us. Help us to remember that You are the reason we have Christmas! Amen.