Luke 1:46-55<\/p>\n
[46] And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
\n[47] And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
\n[48] For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
\n[49] For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
\n[50] And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
\n[51] He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
\n[52] He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
\n[53] He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
\n[54] He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
\n[55] As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.<\/p>\n
When you read this particular passage, it makes you begin to wonder what it was that gave her so much joy to rejoice in the manner that she did. As you read on back when the angel comes to visit her (Luke 1:26-38), it makes you begin to think about how that we would have handled the same situation. I\u2019m sure in the moment that the angel would have spoken the words to some of us that we may have laughed or rose to anger. We live in a day were we have to have results and have little patience for anything. The word she received from the angel Gabriel stirs me to know that \u201cthe power of the Highest shall overshadow thee\u201d. This, you can say in humor must have been the most anointed and easiest pregnancy of all time!<\/p>\n
In reading just a little further when Mary goes to visit Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45), it blows me away to know that just the hearing of the words of Mary followed with the child leaping in her womb. It was not only that, but Elizabeth with filled with the Holy Ghost as well. What does this tell me? Sometimes just the very salutation that you have from the anointing that you carry can help to stir the power within someone else. It is a powerful thing, and is not utilized enough today!<\/p>\n
So in closing, I realize why she did praise God. She was humbled, and regarded herself for who she was and called herself blessed by what God had given and not what she had done in works. And today, I want us to all remember to do the same. Remember who you are and remember how blessed you are by knowing who God is and how He overshadows you with His power!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"