For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is for those who fear him from
generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted
those of humble estate;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forev-
er.’”
Luke 1:46-55 (ESV)
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment
of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Luke 1:45 (ESV)
Like Mary, you have already been chosen to proclaim God’s glory into the
world. Whether or not you have received some outstanding “call” that you
think would put your name in Christian lights, the fact is that you already
have a decision before you: will you accept that you have been chosen to
bring God glory? Will you rejoice in what God does, and believe that His
promises are true? Like Mary, that response is what is most important—not a
misguided desire for spiritual recogn ition, but a genuine desire to lift up the
name of our God and to proclaim His excellence.
“But you are a chosen race,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people for God’s own possession,
so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him
who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;”
1 Peter 2:9 (ESV)