Blog 06-30-2010

Wednesday

PRaP 06-30-2010

 

250 Events In the Life Of Christ / A Harmony Of The Gospels Part 6

“Mary Visits Elizabeth”

 

Luke 1:39-56

 

³⁹At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, ⁴⁰where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴²In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! ⁴³But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!”

 

Mary’s Song:

 ⁴⁶And Mary said:
   ”My soul glorifies the Lord ⁴⁷and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
 ⁴⁸for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
   From now on all generations will call me blessed,
    ⁴⁹for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.
 ⁵⁰His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
 ⁵¹He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
      he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
 ⁵²He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
 ⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
 ⁵⁴He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful
 ⁵⁵to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.”

 

 ⁵⁶Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

 

The baby in Elizabeth’s womb “LEPT” at the sound of Mary’s voice.  The baby Elizabeth was carrying was John the Baptist and even in the womb John had his marching orders to clear the path for Christ.  Elizabeth had to have been well along in her pregnancy for the baby to have been developed enough for her to feel the baby leap like that.  Mary is blessed to be the humble servant of God, she says so in her song.  She knows her place and it is as a servant, not someone to be worshiped and prayed to for favor.  She has gotten what the Lord wanted her to have and that was the title of Mary Mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  Only God Himself is worthy to be praised.  Mary was a woman blessed.  Mary was born to give birth to Jesus and this is what she did.  If God wanted us to pray and worship her don’t you think there would be more about her and her miracles in God’s word?  Jesus Christ, God in human form, came to bring glory unto His creation and we did exactly as He had foretold thousands of years before.  Jesus Christ born to die for our sin.  And we have the privilege to carry on His plan for Salvation unto the next generation and the next and the next until He returns to take us home.  Find harmony in the Gospels of Jesus Christ and live.

 

Peace and Agape Love,

Pastor Steve