the gift of faith as she confessed her acceptance of the Truth. (Luke 1:45, Luke 1:38)

She knew the Lord would complete what He began in her and deliver His Son at the right time. While waiting for the birth of God’s Son she meditated on the Word spoken to her, and hid His promise in her heart. (Luke 2:19, Galatians 4: 4-7)

When she was three months with child, Mary visited her relative, Elizabeth. Elizabeth too, was pregnant even though she was well pass the time to conceive. She too, received the promise that a child was developing in her womb. As soon as she heard Mary’s voice, she could feel her unborn child jumping for joy. Before he was born, He recognized the presence of his Lord. (Luke1:41-45)

Two women received the promise of conception and birth; one a young virgin and the other passed the age of conception. Yet both were confident of the promise of a son, and the evidence was beginning to manifest itself as their bodies began to stretch, and grow.

It begins with the Word of God meshing with the heart of hope, a heart that believes. In the moment of conception, Truth explodes and multiplies. Faith grows and develops intricately through the guidance and power of God’s Holy Spirit. As the Truth is knitted together, the Son of God is revealed, and nothing can take away what is formed in the heart (womb) of the believer by the Word of God. What God has begun, He will complete, on earth, as