Luke 1:46 And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
The first characteristic that flows out of this song of praise given by Mary is Joy. Joy is being able to see God at work no matter how challenging the situation may be. To be sure, there was lots of excitement on Mary's part in knowing what her future held: Marriage, Motherhood, the Messiah in her arms. But she was also wise enough to know such great blessing also carried with it great challenge and responsibility. Along with this great joy was the might and strength that came with this promise of God. Mary knew that God with this challenge would bring help and mercy to her humble situation for her to carry out God's will. These same blessings are still available to us today as we receive God's gift of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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