Have you ever been given a job that seems impossible? Well that’s what Mary is facing when she writes this song. Mary has learned that she is going to be the mother to Jesus the savior of the Lord and she has just visited her cousin Elizabeth who blessed her because she knew that Mary was to be the mother of Jesus.
This song is Mary praising God for who he is and everything he has done and what he is going to do through his son Jesus. Mary is humbled and amazed that God has chosen her to be the mother of Jesus. And she praises God in the midst of probably some joyous and scary news for her. It would not be easy to be the mother of Jesus, it is an incredible responsibility and I am sure Mary felt some degree of fear to have such a big responsibility. But she accepts her role as a servant of the Lord.
God often asks us to accept responsibilities and jobs beyond what we think we can do. But when God gives us those jobs he is calling us to not rely on ourselves and what we can do but instead to rely on God. Just like David had to rely on God to kill Goliath we need to rely on God when it comes to whatever we’re facing, it might be making friends at school, trying to honor God when everyone is telling us to do something else, or something else entirely. When that happens ask God for the help and strength to do the right thing and he will provide.
And when God does ask us to accept those responsibilities our response should be to happiness because God gives us the opportunity to rely on him instead of ourselves. That’s what Mary does in this passage of scripture and that’s what we should try to do as well.
During the Advent Season I believe God gives us special responsibilities to help those who are less fortunate among us. Try and look around and find a spot where your family can serve in a special way during this season.
Activity: Answer these questions.
What hard responsibility has God given you?
What responsibility does God give to us at Christmas time?
Light the second candle of Advent, the Candle of Peace
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