Today we're going to study the life of Mary to see how she was granted the opportunity to carry the Son of God in the flesh.

In many respects her pregnancy was no fairy tale but in all respects her pregnancy was divinely appointed by God.

As we continue to unpack these four characters from Christmas Zachariah, Mary, Joseph, and finally Jesus we are going to see how the fear of God was a must in their life to demonstrate how the fear of God is a must in our life.

Our life is not unlike Mary & the life she was given by God.

Mary was granted the opportunity to carry around Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, in the flesh, in her womb.
As a Christian you also have been allowed the opportunity to carry around Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in your heart.

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:10

Mary carried in her body the life of Jesus so that Jesus could be born to die.

As Christians we carry in our body the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus could be born to live.