The Message of Christmas is God's Mission through Ministry

Luke. 1: 26 – 38  The text talks of the visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary and the announcement of Jesus' birth and follows the commission of God to Mary and Mary's submission to the same. The text belongs to a major part which narrates of the birth of Jesus. The birth of Jesus we know is a significant epoch in the mission history, which enacted the redemptive work of God reaching to all human beings. I would like to introduce to you a theological concept called Salvation History which in common terms narrate the history of the salvific work of God in redeeming the lost human beings to the eternal kingdom of God. The history of the salvific work of God consists of numerous events which were played by the chosen instruments of God. Here in Luke chapter one, we read of a chosen instrument of God who played a significant role in the redemptive history of God. It was Lord's delight to choose Mary to be an instrument in His hand in reaching the Saviour to the entire humankind. And it is not just the blessed Mary, God chooses people time and again to become the agents of His salvific work.
 Mary was called to participate in the mission of God by giving herself to the ministry of giving birth and rearing Jesus, the Messiah who was sent to be the Redeemer and Saviour of all humankind. At this juncture as we are reminded of this great call from God to participate in His great mission offering ourselves to different ministries towards fulfilling that mission, I greatly rejoice at God's gracious choice of our lives to be partakers of His great mission of redeeming the entire human race. What is the ministry that God has given to us?