As a woman, I love that the first appearance of “the angel of the Lord” in the Old Testament is to a woman. And not just any woman, an Egyptian slave woman. Someone who was not highly valued or regarded by people, but she was indeed highly valued by the Lord. What an amazing thing that God loves and comforts even the lowliest one from a human perspective and seeing her – really seeing her, knowing her heart is breaking – and comes to her, showing Himself to her, and loving her. This is the true God. This is the One we serve – the God who sees me and makes Himself manifest to us, sacrificing His One and Only Son to save us from our sins, to make us fit for His Kingdom, to make us His own! Wow!!! Just Wow!!!
