Advent - Impregnated with Promise
Mary was gripped with fear at this previously unheard of and very unusual announcement. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph; Mary was frightened, yet available, Mary was willing. Her heart’s posture was revealed by her countenance, yet the angel called her favored.
God had a plan to use this young girl who would bring forth the greatest gift of God, His Son Jesus Christ.
Luke 1:30-35 “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.” Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.”
This angelic visitation could have cost her everything. Yet she and Joseph were obedient to the Lord and discerned His voice above all others.
Her simple question in verse 34 “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” Was one spoken in willful obedience to all the Lord would require.
Impregnated with promise! That’s what the Lord wants for you. The highest degree of blessing is awaiting you as you seek His face and yield to Him. Expect the unexpected.
When He calls you to a task larger than you thought possible to accomplish, He empowers you to fulfill it. He did so with Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Holy Spirit will come upon you and overshadow you! Think about this, His shadow blanketing you! When you allow Him to work through you His wonder working power takes over at the moment you realize you have become pregnant with promise and will be sustained by heavenly provision to carry out your assignment.
In Luke 1:35 the Lord gave Mary very important details about what to expect next. “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.”
Heavenly assignments require heaven’s supply. He will supply when you come with simplicity and humility expecting Him to move on your behalf.
When my husband and were newlyweds and had just begun our family, I heard the voice of the Lord speak to me and He said to leave our place of residence, leave our extended family and move to another state. This was quite a shock.
We had never thought of moving. We were not planning on relocating and starting over in a land where we knew no one. We were comfortable surrounded by family and everything familiar.
Yet, I knew this was the voice of the Lord and that I must obey it. I had not yet given my heart to the Lord, but I knew this was God.
Searching for truth and hungry for answers, we packed up our belongings and within one month we moved 400 miles always.
The Lord said, “Move to California, I am doing a new thing, a new generation.”
Isaiah 43:19 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
Needless to say, our family back home was not happy with our decision and quite distraught over it.
When your calling demands a separation, anything but quick obedience is disobedience and will lead to robbery.
Fearful, yet full of promise we took the leap of faith and began our journey.
We moved to a new land and began our life still not knowing the Lord who spoke this radical word.
As He would have it, it was not long before both my husband and I surrendered our lives to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. His word impregnated me with promise.
You see from a little girl; I had always wanted to know God. Raised in a traditional church, I never received the answers that I was seeking.
The Lord who formed me when I was in my mother’s womb had a great plan for me.
His plan included the necessity of being separated from all I ever knew so He could pour into me what His perfect will was. Obedience brings blessing but requires your surrender.
The fear of moving to an unknown territory, for us was great. Would we make it? Who would help us? What about the loneliness? What about the financial burden?
Yet, I knew I had heard the voice of the one that I sought after my whole life. Nothing would change my mind about that.
When you become pregnant there is an internal knowing even though everything external is quite uncertain.
That was 34 years ago! Now looking back, I see the hand of God moving us in position to be carriers of God’s truth, His Son Jesus Christ.
A new generation has been born. The torch has been lit and is being carried. The lamp of the Lord is lit.
Many are turning their lives to Christ and walking in His fullness.
Impregnated to shine brightly for Him. Our spirits are the lamp of the Lord.
Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart. A living lamp shining His light is who we are called to be.
This Christmas season, take some time to reflect on the promise that He has impregnated you with.
Trust Him in the process. He always fulfills what He gives birth to.
When the power of God invades the power of darkness, miracles happen!
Apostle & Prophet, Cathy Coppola ushers in the glory of God through worship, preaching His Word by the power of the Holy Spirit and releasing His miracles, signs, and wonders to the nations.
She is the Founder of Cathy Coppola International Ministries, House of Glory Church, Mighty Wind Broadcasting Network TV, and Fired Up Conferences. Her weekly services are filled with demonstrations of the power of the Holy Spirit, as He floods the meetings with signs, wonders, healing, and deliverances. A ministry where the physically sick are healed, the emotionally hurting are restored, those bound by demonic spirits are set free and families are reconciled to their Heavenly Father’s original design.
Her TV ministry, Mighty Wind Broadcasting Network TV, can be seen online at cathycoppola.org, MWBN.TV, HSBN.tv, Roku.tv Spotify and more.
She is also a broadcaster on Paula White’s Life Network for Women titled “Live Empowered” and a podcaster at Charisma Podcast Network – “Apostolic Fire”.
With a strong healing, deliverance, and prophetic gifting, she ministers to the nations preaching God’s Word and releasing His kingdom authority and power. She has ministered abroad in South America and Africa.
She has authored and published three books: “From Grief to Glory”, “Devil! Get Your Hands Off!” and “Get Up and Lead.” She is a also a monthly column writer for Woman of Faith Magazine based out of South Africa and Charisma Digital Magazine.
She lives in California, USA along with her husband of 37 years, their four adult children and three grandchildren.
You can contact her at:
Cathy Coppola International Ministries
P.O. Box 2923
Mission Viejo, Ca. 92690
www.cathycoppola.org
