December 29
Mary the young virgin girl and her elderly cousin shared an exchange that evidenced the power of the Lord upon each of them. Elizabeth, still in a state of awed rejoicing at the news of her pregnancy understood that the child she was to bear would be the harbinger of the Savior to come after him.
Mary then said something that quickened within her heart upon reflection of the visitation of the angel with the news that she was to be the mother of the Messiah. Their words resonate within each of us as we allow the reality of the Christ to be born in our spirits as they allowed Him to be birthed in theirs.
In Luke 1:45-49 Elizabeth said, “Blessed is she that believed, for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” Mary affirmed, “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior…and holy is His name.”
It is significant that these woman of faith pronounced words of blessing upon the act of believing first then magnifying their eternal God and Savior. We, too, have the privilege to hear the news of Christ and to embrace it to our hearts. When we have allowed Him to reign in our hearts and lives, we, too, glory in His holy presence.
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