Luke 1:46

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord...


Luke 1:46 is the first verse of what is known as Mary's Magnificat, the song of praise in which Mary glorifies God for granting her the blessing of being the mother of the Messiah.  Here, in one of the darkest times in Israel's history, Mary has reason to sing praise to God.  The fact that the Jewish people are under Roman bondage, the fact that she is poor, the fact that she lives in a small, obscure village....None of this bothers her.  She is going to be the mother of God's Son!  In Luke 1:49 Mary says, "For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name."  Deeply moved and extremely excited, she proclaims these words with all her soul.  Today I hope you are moved to the point that you, too can say "my soul doth magnify the Lord."   Pastor John