Read Luke 1:46-55
“My Soul glorifies the Lord and my Spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant…”
I get that promotion I’ve been waiting for, find a $20 bill in the pocket of the coat I haven’t worn since last winter and snag a deal of the century on a perfect gift from Target. As I drive home at the end of the day, I quickly decide that nothing can stop me, I am truly blessed and I…. feel…..____. Happy? Excited? Certainly, but is that it? Is there more?
After Mary finds out she is miraculously pregnant with the son of God & her spirit rejoices in God. Re-Joice. Joy. Not fleeting happiness of the outer senses but Joy. Not self-fulfillment and pride, buy joy and humility. Not emotionally charged excitement and thrill, but joy. A quality, not just an emotion. Derived from God, not self produced. The mark of a believer.
Although God chooses Mary to carry the coming Messiah her response is not pride or self-fulfillment but humility, praise and Joy. She knew it was because of her humility that God chose her in the first place.
As you ready yourself to celebrate His coming arrival maintain humility and offer up praise for Him and see what happens…May your Spirit be filled with joy in what God has done and what God is about to do. Let it mark you.
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