And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

For the Might One has done great things for me. And holy is His name.

Previously:

Luke 1:39-45

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39 Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”

As Luke continues to relate the events surrounding God’s choosing of Mary, to become the mother of Jesus, Mary’s relative Elizabeth tells us more about how God sees Mary:” Blessed are you amongst women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Blessed can also be translated as “set apart”. Of note here is also that when Mary entered Elizabeth’s house and greeted her – Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and her baby John leapt for joy in her womb.

There is so much joy and anticipation in this account!

Let’s listen to what the prophet Isaiah (about 2,700 years ago) had to say about the coming King:

Isaiah 9:6-7

6 For unto us a child will be born, unto us a son will be given;

And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

7 And of the increase of His government – and of peace – on the throne of David and over his kingdom – to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness – from then on and forevermore – there will be no end.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this …

One of my all-time favorite prophesies!

Note: I re-arranged the grammatic structure of Isahiah’s prophesy – it makes more sense to me this way. I did not add, remove or alter any of the words.

Have A Blessed Day!