Title: Song of Mary / Luke 1:46-55
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Title: Mary's Song
Text: Luke 1:46-55
The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph of Nazareth. And announcing that the baby Jesus was born from a virgin body, he said, “Call his name Jesus.” When Maria heard this news, she was very upset, afraid, and startled. However, the child born is the son of God and is born of the Holy Spirit, and when Mary heard that he would become king over the house of Jacob, Mary accepted it. And she goes to see Elizabeth, who has already been pregnant for six months. At that time, Mary confessed as in the text. Its content is so beautiful and profound that it was made into a song by “Saint Caesar” in A.D. 507 and sung as a hymn of worship for over a thousand years.
1. Why did God choose Mary?
Why did God choose Mary among the many? There are many reasons, and it must also be God's free choice. However, there are a few things to keep in mind.
First, Mary was prepared with pure and honest faith. There are several examples of this. He had a lot of knowledge about the Bible, so he had a healthy life of faith. If you look at the content of Mary's song, it is similar to Hannah's prayer, but from the Old Testament, Genesis, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Isaiah, etc. You can tell that he is familiar with the Old Testament, meditated on it, and tried to live according to its words. Right faith, good faith is based on right theology.
Second, Mary was an obedient person. There was too much danger in obeying the words of the angel Gabriel. But Mary took the risk and obeyed. Such great works of God always involve great danger. There was a great danger for Moses to obey God's word, and there was too much danger for Abraham to obey God's word. But to those who obey, God is with them and gives them blessings and grace. The content of the Bible speaks more about the lives of the obedient and the disobedient and the consequences rather than the definition of God.
2. What did Mary sing?
Maria is singing three things:
Verses 46-48, a song of thanksgiving for God's grace. Even though she herself was a lowly girl and a lowly person in the countryside, she looked after her and showed joy and gratitude from the depths of her heart that God had called her. In fact, it is said that it becomes a famous area even if the president passes only once, that even if Picasso paints a picture on a trivial piece of paper, it becomes more expensive than an apartment, and when Longfellow wrote a few lines of poetry on a piece of tissue paper, it cost six thousand dollars. How much less God, Jesus, comes into the world using the womb of Mary, and if you only know that, you will be grateful and grateful. We, too, must have faith to recognize how important, joyful, and grateful it is to be used in God's work of redemption, even though we are very humble.
Verses 49-53 sing about the great works of God. “The Almighty has done great things for me,” declares Mary, “and has scattered the proud, has cast down the powerful, has exalted the lowly, has fed the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty-handed.” . This is the same as Hannah's prayer, prophesied by the prophet Isaiah, and what Jesus said about himself in Luke 4:18 and below. This is God's just judgment, justice, and the gospel. The gospel is the only measure for the salvation of the world and humankind. He said, “There is no salvation under any other name under heaven” (Acts 4:12).
Verses 54-55 are praises for fulfilling what God promised to our ancestors. For thousands of years, God has spoken through the prophets about the coming of the Messiah and salvation. Israel believed in it and has endured until now. However, we give thanks and joyful praise to the faithful God for accomplishing this. Although Mary was a country girl and weak woman, she praised God with faith in front of the gospel with her nation and history in her heart. The look is really beautiful and wonderful. It is now the third Sunday of Advent. I pray that you will make this history anew with the faith and theological will like the confession of Mary.
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