Two Chosen Women, Mary and Elizabeth

Today's Super-Awesome Power Verses:

Luke 1:46-49

46 Mary said: My soul glorifies Lord
47 And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 For He has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed
49 for the Almighty one has done great things for me - holy is his name

The Living Life Application

'Mary explains that she is blessed because God, the Mighty One, had done great things for her. Nowhere does she say she is blessed because of the great things she had done. She knows she did nothing to derserve her blessing, and she even calls herself a humble servant of God in the first half of v.48. It is only out of God's mercy and goodness that we receive any blessings at all. Blessings are not earned; they are an expression of God's grace, which is totally undeserved.'


I wonder what it takes to be like Mary or Elizabeth, "the blessed, favored, and chosen women". ("Blessed are you among women..."v.42) In verses 46-49, it shows how humble of a servant Mary is to glorify Him for the great things that He has done for her. With the unbelievable fact of bearing the Messiah when she was a virgin in her teenage, she still accepts this anointing to be the mother of Jesus by answering, "May it be to me as you have said." wow, how does she do that? what kind of faith and servant-like attitude does it take to accept that? If I were in her shoes when I'm not even married, I would trip and start doubting what I heard from God or even to begin with, would I be able to hear from God as clearly as Mary had?
I wonder what kind of life Mary was living as a Christian for God to choose her among all the other women and what kind of a humble servant Mary was to be THE mother of God.
'Blessings are not earned; they are an expression of God's grace, which is totally undeserved.' And Mary knows that she did nothing to deserve her blessings, but all because of great things that HE has done for her. By seeing how humble Mary was to become the mother of God, I am humbled once again. It is truly by the grace of God that I receive blessings.



aish i just realized this clicking on today's living life gave me tomorrow's verses!! forgive me since I'm a newbie lol
anyhow, next runner up isssssss


Jenny SSSSONG ♪