Luke 1:49 AMP
For He who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is His name [to be worshiped in His purity, majesty, and glory].
The verse above is taken from the song of Mary, the vessel by which the Saviour of the world was born. Mary was living her life, and then her world changed forever. She was told that she would be with child, and the child would be called the Son of God. Even the name of the child was also given. All these messages were for a young virgin who had not yet known any man. That is one of the many miracles that God can do; he broke the protocol around conception, simply because He wanted to break the power of sin. If Jesus had come the usual way of women with child, He would have inherited the sinful nature and would not be the perfect sacrifice for sin. As no mortal man was involved in conception, so has He become the author of salvation and redemption for all mortal men. The gift is God's assurance that my past is forgiven and cleansed, my present is sorted and my future is secured.
It is not a wonder that Mary burst into song. She went to her aunt Elizabeth, who was also pregnant with child in her old age. Elizabeth also confirmed the message that Mary had received. When God is involved, He deals with fear and doubt. He knows that we are weak, but He supplies the grace we need to trust and depend on Him. God does as He pleases in all the earth, and no one can question or limit His power and influence. He is the Mighty God, awesome in power and majesty, and able and capable to perform His promise. He is not like man, who needs other things to fall in line in order to fulfil his promises. Man could promise heaven and earth by mere words, but because he does not own them, he cannot deliver. There is the God of heaven and earth, the owner of all things seen and unseen, whose reputation for miracles, signs and wonders continue to rise. All around us, we see His hand at work, and there is no doubt that creation recognizes and answers to the authority of its Creator. Do you? God's time of favour is here.
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