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Благовещение е един от големите пролетни празници, който се празнуват от всички християни. Според Библията: „ Архангел Гавраил се явил при пресветата Дева и казал: "Радвай се, благодатна! Благословена си ти между жените!" Смирената Дева се смутила от тия думи. Но ангелът продължил: "Не бой се, Мария, понеже ти намери благодат у Бога! И ето, ти ще заченеш в утробата, ще родиш Син, и ще Го наречеш Иисус. Той ще бъде велик и ще се нарече Син на Всевишния; и ще Му даде Господ Бог престола на отца Му Давид; и ще царува над дома на Яков навеки, и царството Му не ще има край." Пресвета Дева казала на ангела: "Как ще бъде това, когато аз мъж не познавам?" — Ангелът й отговорил: "Дух Светий ще слезе върху тебе и силата на Всевишния ще те осени. Затова и Светото, Което ще се роди от тебе, ще се нарече Син Божий. С опростена версия на библейската история, която много се хареса на децата отбелязахме празника в къщи.
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In the unfolding story of the coming of the promised Savior, we now read that the angel Gabriel is sent out with another message from God. This time he is sent to a small town in Galilee named Nazareth. His message is for a young girl named Mary. This is what the angel said to Mary: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” Here God is blessings Mary with an important place in His plan for the salvation of the world. But what exactly is it that Mary has been given to do? God is blessing Mary with what would be a very ordinary job, being a mother, except for the fact that her son is going to be the Son of God! This makes her task change from being ordinary to extraordinary. But what would her job description be? She will still have to do all the ordinary things any other mother would have to do: change diapers, feed the baby, wash laundry, keep house. The tasks are ordinary, but the One for whom she is doing them makes them extraordinary. I don’t know about you, but my day is mostly full of pretty ordinary work. I don’t usually do anything glamorous or amazing. Nothing that would be noticed by most people. And I think that is true for most of us. But we can offer these ordinary tasks as an act of service to God and watch them go from being ordinary to extraordinary. Now, they won’t look any different. But maybe the way we do these tasks and the attitude we have when doing them will change. We have a choice in how we do our work. We can do it complaining and making others miserable, or half-heartedly. Or we can do it as a gift of service to God, working not just to the best of our ability, but also honestly and with integrity. And if our tasks involve other people, we should try to remember to do them in love. It is all too easy for me to get caught up in getting through my “To Do List,” all the while running rough-shod over the people I am doing it for. I need to remind myself of 1 Corinthians 16:14, “Let all that you do be done with love.” (NKJV) So whatever your job, ask God to help you do it for Him. And if others don’t notice your service, never mind. God notices it and you will be given your reward one day. You’ll be laying up treasures in heaven. (Matthew 6:20) And your ordinary work will become extraordinary because of the One for whom you are doing it. If you are interested, here is a song called “Do Everything,” by Steven Curtis Chapman, which states this message very well in his upbeat kind of way! God bless your day! “Do Everything” by Steven Curtis Chapman All scripture text was quoted from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.