Mary’s song of praise

ByInHIM

Lk. 1:47

Luke 1:46-55 is Mary’s song of praise. Here, she praises the LORD her Saviour for what He has done for her. She said, “my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.”

As I read this particular verse, a question struck me, “Am I thankful for what the LORD has done for me?” As I tried answering this, I could not really answer with conviction, “I am.” I am glad, but rejoicing and being really glad is not what I felt. My mind had been so preoccupied with the worries of the world that they have been overshadowing this gladness. In fact, the thought of me being saved by my Saviour who suffered has escaped me for most of my times for a long time.

I believe many of us would be like me too. As we live our lives, we have become so preoccupied with other things that we have become somehow habituated to our daily routines. We have engaged ourselves with material things that we forget the eternal.

As Mary rejoiced in God her Saviour, let us also come back to Him rejoicing and praising Him.

As David also asked the LORD to restore unto him the joy of his salvation, let us pray to Him today and return to Him who loves us.

Similar Posts

  • Merciful God

    ByInHIM

    The book of Jonah is quite different from the other minor prophets. His name means ‘dove.’ Unlike other prophetic books, the book of Jonah does not contain prophecies much. In fact, it is a narrative, a straightforward story about the story of the prophet – how he was sent by God, how he refused, how…

  • Moses’ Excuses

    ByInHIM

    Ex. 3-4 The Israelites were in captivity in Egypt and were oppressed. They “groaned under their slavery, and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up to God” (Ex. 2:23). Therefore, the LORD called Moses while he was tending to his sheep in Horeb. He was called to set the LORD’s…

  • Laughter

    ByInHIM

    Gen. 21 The name Isaac means ‘he laughs’ or ‘laughter.’ When the Lord promised that a son would be born to Abraham, Sarah could not believe it and laughed. But when Abraham turned 100, Sarah conceived and gave birth to Isaac. She was so elated and said, “God has brought laughter for me”(Gen. 21:6). Now,…

  • The prize

    ByInHIM

    1 Cor. 9:25-26 1 Corinthians 9:25-26 says, Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *