The November edition of "Power Must Change Hands" just finished about an hour ago and Dr Olukoya highlighted the prophecy angel Gabriel gave to Mary - Luke 1:35 The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God."
Gabriel had earlier made a similar prophecy to Zechariah and Elizabeth where she proclaimed; Luke 1:25 "How kind the Lord is!" she exclaimed. "He has taken away my disgrace of having no children."
We (participants in Power must change hands) all prayed for the Holy Spirit to overshadow us... what a blessing! Reading the first chapter of Luke, the following verses resonate - 38 Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.
45 You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said." [Elizabeth declared this of Mary]
46 Mary responded, "Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me.
50 He shows mercy from generation to generation to all who fear him......54 He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.
Even Zechariah declared in verse 72, He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—
I am awed by Abba's goodness, His mercy, His kindness... what a blessing!
