Luke 1:26-38 | His Name Shall Be Jesus

After centuries of waiting and silence, God speaks again—and He does so with clarity. Luke tells us that the angel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth, an ordinary town to an ordinary young woman named Mary (Luke 1:26–27). Nothing about the setting suggests significance, yet this is where God chooses to announce the fulfillment of His covenant promise. Grace does not arrive where we expect it; it arrives where God sends it.

Gabriel declares that Mary will conceive and bear a Son, and she is instructed to call His name Jesus—“the Lord saves” (v.31). This is not merely the announcement of a birth, but the unveiling of God’s long-promised plan. The angel makes it unmistakably clear: this Child will be great, He will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David (vv.32–33). What Psalm 89 questioned and Isaiah 9 promised is now spoken plainly—God has not forgotten His covenant. The promised King has come, and His kingdom will have no end.

Mary’s response is both honest and faithful. She asks how this can be, not out of doubt, but out of humility and wonder (v.34). Gabriel points her not to explanation, but to God’s power: “For with God nothing will be impossible” (v.37). And with that assurance, Mary responds with one of the most profound statements of faith in Scripture: “Let it be to me according to your word” (v.38). God’s redemptive plan moves forward through humble, surrendered obedience.

Luke 1 reminds us that God fulfills His promises in His time, by His power, and through His Son. The waiting was not in vain. The silence was not empty. The promise now has a name—and His name is Jesus.