I've Got to Tell Someone!
Luke 1:39-45 Have you ever had an experience where something incredible happened to you, but you couldn’t share it with anyone because you knew nobody would ever believe it? Not in the “he’s always crying wolf” scenario, where maybe you’ve got a reputation for always telling outlandish stories, but in the “this could never happen to anyone” category. And you’ve just got to tell someone, but you know that nobody would believe it. Last week we took a look at Mary, who had an amazing encounter with an angel, who told her that God was going to fulfill his promises to the patriarch Jacob… through her. That she was going to be the mother of the Son of God. Really, who would believe that story? From a nobody from Nazareth… and an unmarried young woman at that. But Mary knew someone who would believe her, so she hurried to the home of her relative, Elizabeth. And before she can utter a word, Elizabeth knows . There is a reason why ...