39At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"
First of all, Happy 2010!! What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been! Our little Ryan was in the hospital for a few days being treated for Kawasaki's Disease. I have to tell you that I saw an angel Ryan's room right before he was discharged. If you want to know more, let me know and I'm happy to share!
God has laid this message on my heart for about 3 weeks, but this is the first opportunity I've had the opportunity to get it posted. Our Pastor delivered some great pre-Christmas messages. One of them included these verses and when we read the scripture, tears came to my eyes. This is what moved me:
- Elizabeth's words - she basically said who am I to have the mother of the Savior of the universe to want to come see me. Humility. Knowing who she is. Knowing who the Savior is.
- How God used these women - Elizabeth and Mary were chosen. We are chosen too. Chosen to be His daughters. Chosen to carry out the part of His story that he has written for and with us in mind.
- Hope - verse 45! While I know that the verse is refering directly to Mary giving birth to Jesus and all that means with him being Messiah. I just can't help but claim this verse too! Oh, the hope that fills my soul to know that His promises are true. What he has said, will be! What I have to remember is baby steps!
