Be It Unto Me - Pastor Tim
Be It Unto Me
A Christmas Reflection on Saying Yes to God
Pastor Tim Spirk
The Christmas story is filled with wonder, glory, and angelic announcements—but beneath it all is a thread that holds the entire narrative together: the willing, wholehearted “Yes” of ordinary people who trusted an extraordinary God.
Mary: The Favored One Who Said Yes
When the angel appeared to Mary in Luke 1:26–38, heaven’s message burst into her quiet life with breathtaking weight. Gabriel’s word “Behold” was more like “What I’m about to tell you is so astonishing, it nearly leaves me speechless.”
Mary listened, felt the magnitude of what God was asking, and still responded,
“I am the Lord’s servant… may it be unto me according to Your word.”
She was favored—not because she was perfect, but because she was willing.
She was chosen—not because she was strong, but because she was surrendered.
His callings are beautiful, but they’re rarely convenient. They always cost us something. Mary said yes anyway.
Joseph: A Man Who Responded Immediately
Joseph’s story in Matthew 1:18–25 is just as profound. When God spoke to him—even in a dream—he didn’t hesitate. He obeyed immediately.
Joseph must have been a man God could trust in the small things long before this moment. As Jesus Himself said,
“If you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?” (Luke 16:11)
Joseph faithfully stewarded what wasn’t his—so God entrusted him with Someone who was.
Running Our Race With Endurance
Hebrews 12:1–4 reminds us that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses—men and women who have walked hard roads, carried heavy promises, endured struggle, and finished their races with faith.
To run like they did, we must:
Strip off every weight
Fix our eyes on Jesus with undivided attention
Stand strong under pressure
Trust the course He’s already set before us
Lessons From the Witnesses Who Went Before Us
1. Don’t Disqualify Yourself.
Moses stuttered.
Gideon felt insignificant.
Mary was a virgin.
Every “disqualification” simply pushed them into deeper dependence on God.
Your weakness is not a barrier—it’s an invitation.
2. Prepare Yourself.
Mary and Joseph lived lives of purity, devotion, and Scripture before their moment came.
Preparation positions us for calling.
3. Don’t Get Ahead of God.
Abraham and Sarah tried to manufacture God’s promise—and created unnecessary pain.
God’s timing is part of the miracle.
4. Hold On and Push Through.
Joseph’s journey to destiny was messy—betrayal, slavery, lies, prison.
All of it formed the man who would one day save nations.
5. Take Risks.
Esther stepped into danger and saved her people.
Courage is often the doorway to purpose.
6. Trust the Holy Spirit to Empower You.
We are fragile clay jars carrying divine treasure (2 Corinthians 4:7).
Gideon was clothed with the Spirit.
Mary was overshadowed with glory.
The Holy Spirit empowers what God calls you to do.
7. Be Quick to Say “Yes.”
When Mary said yes, heaven moved.
Provision came.
Strength came.
Grace covered her.
Her lifelong posture remained the same—
“Whatever Jesus tells you, do it.” (John 2:5)
This season, heaven whispers the same invitation to us:
Will you say yes?
Yes to His timing,
Yes to His stretching,
Yes to His empowerment,
Yes to His call—even when it costs something.
Like Mary, may our hearts echo:
“Be it unto me according to Your word.”
