Mary’s rejoicing and praising the Lord stemmed from her faith, her humility, and as shown in these verses, her knowledge of God.
Mary Knew God Provides
Verse 53: He has filled the hungry with good things
The spiritual climate of Jerusalem was not very healthy. While extremely religious, the people were very hypocritical. In Mary’s life God had provided a righteous husband and faithful cousin, to help Mary in her situation. Still, her life was in danger and her future was very bleak, yet she trusted in God’s provision for the hungry. Her song of praise stemmed from her faith and knowledge in God’s word (Ps 107:9).
God Cares and Provides
God cares both generally for all creation and men and specifically for the believer through their redemption in Jesus Christ. There are numerous examples of Scriptures of God showing care to the weak and needy and people acknowledging His care (Ps 27:10, Is 48:15, Lk 22:31-35, Lk 13:34).
God cares for your physical needs. In Matthew 6, Jesus says not to worry for God feeds the birds and clothes the flowers (Mt 6:25-31). This is one of the first truths we must realize of God. He is the one who cares and provides (Ps 24:10). It is fundamental to our attitude towards God that we trust in His provision in all areas of our lives.
Spiritually Hungry
God also provides for those who are spiritually hungry. Like the eunuch trying to understand the prophecy of Jesus, God provides someone to explain. Just as Zaccheus was unsatisfied with his wealth, he found satisfaction in Jesus. We must realize as sinners, we are spiritually poor. Not just poor, but completely bankrupt, without a single spiritual cent. It is those who confess their poverty and hunger who will be blessed and inherit the kingdom of heaven (Mt 5:3). Our first partaking in the gospel of Jesus is our admittance of our need for the Savior, our spiritual hunger. Take care to remember and remain spiritually hungry, otherwise we go astray and backslide in our faith (1 Pt 2:2).
Those who are spiritually fed will share Christ with those around them. Christians are silent because they are not filled with Christ. A healthy church is a church who is spiritually hungry and being fed with God’s word. A healthy church is filled with joy and growing as a true body of Christ. A healthy church is what we want to be.
Mary Trusts the Faithfulness of God
He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.
God is faithful to the promises of His word. The promise given to Abraham was not just to the Israelites but for many nations (Gen 12:2). Through Jesus, God fulfills His promise of mercy. Sin is most terrible and there is nothing worse. Any tragedy and hardship, any death any crime is because of sin. All pain and sorrow is due to sin. We do not hate sin as we should. We fail to grasp the pervasive devastation of sin and as a result, we fail to rejoice to Christ who saves us from it. Christ is the source of joy when sin is our enemy.
Wonderfully, God is faithful to His promises of mercy and salvation (Ps 98:3). He is not obligated to show mercy to any of us. Yet he remembers and is determined to show mercy to us who are sinners (Eph 1:4-6). Those who practice faith and bear the fruit of sanctification are counted as descendants of Abraham (Rom 1:16-7, 9:6-7).
Conclusion
Mary rejoiced because the baby she carries is the Savior! The Savior who would die on a cross and rise again to take away our sins. She trusted in God’s provision in her physical and spiritual needs and remembered God’s faithfulness to His promises. Let us also rejoice like Mary, who had faith, was humble and knew her God.
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