Conversation Starters
╬ At the end of the Annunciation the angel Gabriel left Mary with the words, “For no word from God will ever fail” (1:37). How do these words express God’s sovereign control, authority, and covenantal presence?
╬ It is tempting to want to be a “control freak,” attempting to order our lives, our circumstances and the people around us. Being controlling is often a defense against a fear of the unknown or to prevent pain from suffering or loss. It separates us from Jesus. If God is good, if God loves and is present with his people, what would it be like to relinquish your illusion of control to your sovereign God? Until it is worth the risk, trying to control will continue to separate us from our Lord and Savior.
