Luke 1:46-47 AMPC
[46] And Mary said, My soul magnifies and extols the Lord, [47] And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
In understanding the context in which the verses above is taken, we must consider the life of the vessel God used to usher His Son in to the world. Indeed, there is a lot of value to be placed on holiness and a right standing in God. We also know that God can use anyone or anything to fulfill His will and purpose, but there is a power behind purity that makes a louder message than any megaphone can. Here was a young lady who had made up her mind to stay pure, and she was made some amazing promises that her mind could not fully fathom or understand at the time. She was told that something that had never be done, and would not be repeated again in all of creation, would happen to her. Of course, she had her reservations, but considering what she had just heard, who could blame her? Anyone else in today's creation will also marvel, and may even doubt that things would happen as they had been mentioned.
As incredible as the news seemed to her, as soon as those her initial reservation had been addressed by the angel, she accepted the plan of God for her life, and by that same expression, became a part of the story of creation that would be spoken about for a long time. Compare her to the prophet Zechariah, who received similar news, but could not respond the same way as Mary. Their physical realities were different, but God had not changed, and you still cannot predict Him with any degree of certainty. Zechariah, as a man, had his doubts too, but it mattered how he expressed them, and he was made dumb until the day the promise made to him was humanly manifested. There is nothing this God cannot do; there is nothing so bad that He cannot change. There is no life so far gone that s/he is beyond the mercy of God. What is that mountain that seems impossible to move?
What I say is a function of what I see and believe. Of course, many men will see the same thing as others, but will get different results based on each person's faith. Check out the words of Mary in the verses above, and you see, quite clearly, that she had come to believe every word that had been spoken to her by the angel. Her soul was able to rejoice at the amazing things that were ahead of her. She did not have or know the full picture, but what she was told, and the authority and power of the source of that information, were all enough for her to believe and also respond accordingly. Like her, we also have the unique opportunity to see what God is doing in and around us, and to respond accordingly. For Mary, her joy was in the Lord alone, and we know how she ended. For us, it cannot be any different. My words must reflect who I am, whose I am, and who I follow. May God help us all. God's time of favour is here.
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