1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: Merry Christmas, friends and faithful listeners. Thank you so much 3 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 2: for tuning in to the annual Candlelit Christmas Podcast episode. 4 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: And I am extra excited about this year's episode because 5 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: I think it's a topic that a lot of people 6 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: are interested in. We're going to be talking about the 7 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: Mother Mary tonight and why God chose her her humility. 8 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: We're going to talk about this prayer that she gives 9 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: in Luke chapter one that actually is very very similar 10 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: to another prayer that we've actually already read on the 11 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 2: podcast before, way back in First Samuel chapter two. Let's 12 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: go ahead and dive into the episode. Luke chapter one 13 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: versus twenty six through fifty six is what I'm going 14 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: to be reading for you guys today, and then we'll 15 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: be discussing this. This is talking about the Mother Mary 16 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: learning that she is about to give birth to the 17 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: Son of God. So I'll be reading this as I 18 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: always do, from the web. But grab your favorite version 19 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: of the Bible and also your cup of hot coco 20 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 2: to share with me. Even though I am not recording 21 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 2: this live. You know, I never record my episodes live. 22 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 2: I do pre record them. I can I share you guys, 23 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: I am tuning in with all of you and listening 24 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: right alongside you. Guys. Yes, I am listening it to 25 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: my own episode. And perhaps I also have a cup 26 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: of hot coco with me as well, so I hope 27 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: to share that with you guys. So let's dive into 28 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: Luke one twenty six through fifty six on this lovely 29 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: Christmas morning. Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel 30 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 31 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: to a virgin pledged to be married to a man 32 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: whose name was Joseph of David's House. The virgin's name Mary. 33 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: Having come in, the Angel said to her, rejoice, you 34 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: highly favored one. The Lord is with you. Blessed are 35 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: you among women. But when she saw him, she was 36 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: greatly troubled at the saying and considered what kind of 37 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: salutation this might be. The Angel said to her, don't 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 2: be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, 39 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 2: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to 40 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: a son, and shall name him Jesus. He will be 41 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: great and will be called the Son of the Most High. 42 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: The Lord God will give him the throne of his 43 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: father David, and he will reign over the house of 44 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: Jacob forever. There will be no end to his kingdom. 45 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: Mary said to the angel, how can this be, Seeing 46 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 2: I am a virgin. The Angel said to her, the 47 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of 48 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, also the Holy 49 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: One who is born from you will be called the 50 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: Son of God. Behold, Elizabeth, your relative also has conceived 51 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 2: a son in her old age, and this is the 52 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: sixth month with her who was called Baron. For nothing 53 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 2: spoken by God is impossible. Mary said, behold, I am 54 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: the servant of the Lord. Let it be done to 55 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 2: me according to your word. Then the angel departed from her. 56 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 2: Mary arose in those days and went into the hill 57 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 2: country with haste into a city of Judah, and entered 58 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth 59 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and 60 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She called out 61 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: with a loud voice and said, blessed are you among women, 62 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 2: and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why am 63 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: I so favored that the mother of my Lord should 64 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: come to me. For behold, when the voice of your 65 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my 66 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 2: womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there 67 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: will be a fulfillment of the things which have been 68 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: spoken to her from the Lord. Mary said, my soul 69 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 2: magnifies the Lord. My spirit has rejoiced in God, my savior, 70 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. 71 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blest, 72 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: For he who is mighty has done great things for me. 73 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 2: Holy is his name. His mercy is for generations and 74 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: generations on those who fear him. He has shown strength 75 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the 76 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 2: imagination of their hearts. He has put down princes from 77 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 2: their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. He has filled 78 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 2: the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich 79 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: away empty. He has given help to Israel, his servant, 80 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: that he might remember mercy as he spoke to our fathers, 81 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: to Abraham and his offspring forever. Mary stayed with her 82 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 2: for about three months and then returned to her house. 83 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: The story of Mary is such a beautiful one I 84 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: can see why people really exalt her around Christmas time, 85 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: you know, because she was so humble, she was highly 86 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 2: favored by God, is what it says. So let's get 87 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 2: into the story. In verse twenty six, it says, in 88 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,559 Speaker 2: the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God 89 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: to a city of Galilee named Nazareth. So what is 90 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 2: this sixth month that we're talking about here, Well, this 91 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: would have been the same month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, because 92 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: right before this the whole story of Elizabeth was told. 93 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: And so Elizabeth, this old woman and also Mary's cousin, 94 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: was given this message that she would become pregnant in 95 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: her old age, even though she had been barren her 96 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 2: entire life, and so that ended up happening. And so 97 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel 98 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 2: was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 99 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 2: to a virgin pledged to be married to a man 100 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 2: whose name was Joseph of David's house. The virgin's name 101 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 2: was Mary. So now Gabriel is sent to Nazareth, which, 102 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: by the way, I learned something really funny about the 103 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 2: name Nazareth. If you translate Nazareth. Into English, it means Shootsville, okay. 104 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 2: And the reason that's funny is because in Isaiah eleven, 105 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: verse one, it says a shoot will come up from 106 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: the stump of Jesse. From his roots, a branch will 107 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 2: bear fruit. 108 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: Okay. 109 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: So according to scripture, Jesus was a shoot. And after 110 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph did live in Nazareth 111 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 2: once again. And so as Jesus was growing up, he 112 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: was called Jesus of Nazareth. So he was literally Jesus 113 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 2: the Shoot. Okay, that's what people called him. And yeah, 114 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: Isaiah eleven, verse one says a shoots will come up 115 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 2: from the stump of Jesse. So that's just an interesting 116 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 2: little piece of prophecy for you right there. That Nazareth 117 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: means Shootsville in English. And that is where this little 118 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 2: shoot Jesus grew up. And so Mary, who was a virgin, 119 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 2: lived in Nazareth. It said that she was a virgin 120 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: pledged to be married to a man whose name was 121 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 2: Joseph of David's house. So she was engaged to Joseph. 122 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 2: And back in these days, there were three steps of engagement. 123 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: The first was the promises between the two families. The 124 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 2: second was the promises between the two individual people that 125 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 2: were getting married, and then the third was the actual 126 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: marriage itself, where the groom would come and get his 127 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: wife after the house was built during a set period 128 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 2: of time or whatever. So there are three steps to 129 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: marriage back in these days, and Mary and Joseph were 130 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: on the second stage. This means that they weren't technically 131 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: married yet, they weren't able to do like any of 132 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: the fun things in marriage, if you catch my drift, 133 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: but they were pledged to each other, so they were 134 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: technically considered married, which means that if any infidelity happened 135 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: during this time, a divorce proceeding would actually have to 136 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: take place. So Mary definitely understood the gravity of what 137 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: this angel was about to tell her. It says, having 138 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,559 Speaker 2: come in, the Angel said to her, rejoice, you highly 139 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: favored one. 140 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: The Lord is with you. 141 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 2: Blessed are you among women. So this says the angel 142 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: just like walked in, probably to like Mary's room or 143 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: house or something. Maybe she was the only person there, 144 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 2: so the angel just like walks right in, and it 145 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 2: says that when Mary saw him, she was greatly troubled 146 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 2: at the saying and considered what kind of salutation this 147 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: might be. So she was scared. I mean, by all means, 148 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 2: she was definitely scared that an angel just like walked 149 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: into her house and told her that she was highly 150 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 2: favored before God and that the Lord is with her. 151 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 2: You know, can you imagine just like an angel walking 152 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: into your room, like when you're the only person there 153 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: and telling you the Lord is with you. You'd be like, 154 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: what does God want me to do? That he is 155 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: with me? And I imagine Mary was also feeling that 156 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: kind of fear. You know, it's not every single day 157 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 2: you get visited by an angel and told something like that. 158 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 2: So the angel calms her fears. He says, don't be afraid, Mary, 159 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 2: for you have found favor with God, and then he 160 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 2: gives her the message, behold, you will conceive in your 161 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: womb and give birth to a son, and shall name 162 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 2: him Jesus. He will be great and will be called 163 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: the Son of the Most High the Lord God will 164 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: give him the throne of his father David, and he 165 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: will reign over the House of Jacob forever. There will 166 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 2: be no end to his case. Now, later on in 167 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 2: this episode, we're going to find out that Mary actually 168 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 2: knew the scriptures very well, she would have known that 169 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 2: he was talking about the Messiah, the Son of God. 170 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: Now at this point in time, Israel was waiting desperately 171 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 2: for their Messiah, and now Mary is told that she 172 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 2: is going to be the mother of the Messiah. And 173 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 2: that does not mean that she really knew what that meant, because, 174 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: as we've discovered, going through the New Testament, people had 175 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 2: a lot of misplaced ideas as to who the Messiah 176 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 2: was supposed to be. So I'm sure Mary had some 177 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 2: of those misplaced ideas as well. So she didn't quite understand, 178 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 2: i imagine, who the Messiah was going to be. But 179 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: she knew now that she was going to be the 180 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 2: mother of the Messiah, and that she was supposed to 181 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: call his name Jesus, which by the way, was a 182 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 2: very common name. It's just the Greek form of the 183 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 2: name Joshua, which means the Lord saves. So Jesus or 184 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 2: Joshua was a very common name back in these days. 185 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 2: As it is today, you know, Joshua still a very 186 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 2: common name. So this baby is going to have a 187 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 2: common name, but he is not going to be a 188 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 2: common person. The angel says he is going to be 189 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 2: called Great and son of the Most High. The Lord 190 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: will give him the throne of his father David, and 191 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: he will reign over the House of Jacob forever. There 192 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: will be no end to his kingdom. And so Mary 193 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 2: of course probably has like a trillion questions over like 194 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: what is going to happen, what is this going to 195 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: look like, and how so she narrows it down to 196 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: just one question. She says to the Angel, how can 197 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 2: this be seeing I am a virgin and I do 198 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 2: wonder If she was wondering is this going to happen 199 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 2: in the future like with Joseph or is this supposed 200 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 2: to happen right now? And the Angel answers that question. 201 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 2: He says to her, the Holy Spirit will come on you, 202 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 2: and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, 203 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: also the Holy One who is born from you will 204 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 2: be called the Son of God. So, in other words, 205 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit was going to form this baby in 206 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 2: Mary's womb. This was not going to be done through 207 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 2: the normal man and woman relationship, but through the Holy 208 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 2: Spirit himself, and the Angel then gives Mary proof as 209 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 2: to how this is going to happen. He helps her 210 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 2: solidify her belief. He says, behold, Elizabeth, your relative has 211 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: also conceived a son in her old age, and this 212 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: is the sixth month with her who is called a 213 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: baron for nothing spoken by God is impossible. And Mary, 214 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: i'm sure, is processing that because she didn't know that 215 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: Elizabeth was pregnant. She didn't know, because it actually says 216 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 2: in Elizabeth's story that she hid herself away for like 217 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 2: six months because I think she was probably shocked over 218 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 2: the fact that she was old and pregnant and never 219 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 2: was able to get pregnant before. So Elizabeth didn't actually 220 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: tell anybody until much later that she was pregnant. So Mary, 221 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 2: even if they were very close cousins, wouldn't have known 222 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: that Elizabeth was pregnant. She is hearing this now from 223 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 2: the Angel for the very first time, and she's probably like, 224 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, Elizabeth is pregnant. That's crazy. And so 225 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 2: Mary answers the Angel, behold, the servant of the Lord, 226 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 2: let it be done to me according to your word. 227 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 2: And once again she understands the weightiness of this situation 228 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 2: that if she gets pregnant before Joseph takes her as 229 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 2: his full wife, that is very, very bad. 230 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: For her. 231 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 2: It could possibly even mean death for her. She understands this, 232 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 2: and yet she says to the angel, I am the 233 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 2: servant of the Lord. Let it be done to me 234 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 2: according to your word. So Mary has faith that God 235 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 2: is going to take care of her and that the 236 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,719 Speaker 2: baby is going to be safe and taken care of 237 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: as well. Even though this could mean that Joseph is 238 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 2: going to completely divorce her and want nothing to do 239 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 2: with her, Mary says, I am the servant of the Lord. 240 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: And this is very different from a lot of other 241 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 2: people who hear messages from angels. You know, I can 242 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 2: imagine if me and Garrett were first getting married, I 243 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 2: wouldn't have the same response Mary had when Garrett and 244 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: I were engaged. You know, if I got pregnant during 245 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 2: the time Garrett and I were engaged, I never would 246 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 2: have gotten married to Garrett. He would have been like, 247 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 2: absolutely not, He wouldn't have believed me. I would have 248 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 2: had all those questions and concerns because I would have 249 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 2: wanted to marry my husband. And yet Mary chose God 250 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 2: over her relationship with her future husband. And that is, 251 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, like counter cultural to like what most 252 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 2: girls do. You know, most girls, myself included, want that 253 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 2: relationship so bad, want to feel loved so badly that 254 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 2: that we're willing to do like anything for it. And 255 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 2: yet Mary, you can see now why she was so 256 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 2: highly favored with God. She was willing to put her 257 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 2: faith and trust in God over her future relationship with 258 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 2: her husband, which is absolutely amazing to me. So the 259 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 2: angel departs from her, and Mary almost immediately arose in 260 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 2: those days and went into the hill country with haste, 261 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 2: into a city of Judah, and entered into the house 262 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 2: of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. So I imagine that you know, 263 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 2: Mary is practically running to get to Elizabeth's house, especially 264 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 2: as she gets closer. She runs right in. She says, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, 265 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: it's Mary, I'm here. And when Elizabeth hears Mary's greeting, 266 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 2: the baby inside her leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth 267 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 2: was filled with the Holy Spirit. She called with a 268 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 2: loud voice, and she said, blessed are you among women, 269 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 2: and blessed is the fruit of your womb. So how 270 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 2: in the world would Elizabeth know about this? Because she 271 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: was filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was 272 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: prophesying through her, and Elizabeth got the special knowledge about Mary. 273 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 2: You know, Elizabeth didn't know that Mary was pregnant with 274 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 2: the Messiah, and yet she's prophesying to Mary. And I 275 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 2: can imagine this is also solidifying Mary's faith, you know, 276 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 2: if she was having any questions or doubts about this. 277 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: Now Elizabeth, who didn't even know she was pregnant or 278 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 2: that the Angel appeared to her, is saying, blessed are 279 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 2: you among women? And blessed is the fruit of your womb, 280 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 2: in other words, your baby inside you. Why am I 281 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 2: so favored that the mother of my Lord should come 282 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting 283 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb 284 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 2: for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there will 285 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 2: be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken 286 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: to her from the Lord. So Elizabeth is prophesying all 287 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: these beautiful things to Mary, saying, Mary, you are blessed 288 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 2: among women. You are the mother of my Lord. Who 289 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 2: am I that I get to be visited by the 290 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 2: mother of my Lord? You know, the baby inside me 291 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 2: when he heard your greeting, he was leaping in my 292 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 2: womb for joy. And I'm sure Mary is also so 293 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 2: excited at this point, you know, truly trusting in God. 294 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 2: And so she says in verse forty six, and this 295 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 2: is the prayer that she gives. This is called the Magnificat. 296 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: Okay. 297 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 2: The other day I called it the magnificit. My husband 298 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 2: was calling it the magnific cat, and I was like, 299 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: I don't think that's right. It's the magnifica cot Okay, 300 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 2: I looked it up. This is a beautiful song or 301 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 2: prayer that Mary states right after Elizabeth gives her all 302 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 2: of these words of prophecy. So Mary says in verse 303 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 2: forty six, my soul magnifies the Lord. And by the way, 304 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 2: that's why it's called the magnificat, for the word magnifies, 305 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: my soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit has rejoiced in God, 306 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 2: my Savior. Now, the one interesting thing about this prayer 307 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 2: that Mary gives, it's actually very similar to a prayer 308 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 2: found in First Samuel, chapter two with this woman named Hannah. 309 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 2: And I did talk about this on the podcast before. 310 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 2: We've discussed hand Hannah and her son Samuel. But Hannah 311 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: was a woman who was the second wife of this 312 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 2: guy named Elcana. Okay, and she was unable to have 313 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 2: children through no fault of her own. But the other 314 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 2: wife of Elkana was able to have all of these children, 315 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 2: and her name was Panina, and Panina was always making 316 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 2: fun of Hannah and just like completely bullying her. Really 317 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 2: really terrible situation that Hannah was stuck in. So Hannah 318 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 2: goes to the temple of God and she's praying before 319 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 2: God and she's praying so fervently that it looks like 320 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 2: she's drunk. And so Eli, the High Priest, goes up 321 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 2: to her and he's like, put away your wine. You 322 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:44,479 Speaker 2: shouldn't be drinking in the Lord's temple. And Hannah's like, no, no, no, no, 323 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 2: I'm not drinking. I'm praying fervently to God, like I 324 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 2: am so distressed. So then Eli gives her a blessing 325 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: and he's like, may God bless you with whatever you 326 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 2: asked him to do for you, May he do it 327 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 2: for you. So then Hannah has so much faith after 328 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 2: that confrontation and blessing she had from Eli. She goes 329 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 2: back home and her face is just completely lit up 330 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 2: because she trusts that God is going to give her 331 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 2: a child, and God actually does it for her. So 332 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 2: when Hannah has this baby, right afterward, it says in 333 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 2: First Samuel, chapter two, Hannah prayed this prayer to God, 334 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 2: and it is very, very similar to the magnificat. Actually, 335 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 2: it starts out by saying, in First Samuel two, verse one, 336 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 2: my heart exalts in Yahweh. My horn is exalted in Yahweh. 337 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 2: My mouth is enlarged over my enemies because I rejoice 338 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 2: in your salvation. And let's see the similarities between that 339 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 2: first verse and what Mary says. Mary says, my soul 340 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 2: magnifies the Lord. My spirit has rejoiced in God, my savior, 341 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 2: for he looked at the humble state of his servant. 342 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 2: For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. 343 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: And this really shows that that Mary knew the scriptures. 344 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 2: She was not somebody who didn't believe in Yahweh. She 345 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 2: not only believed in Yahweh and had faith in Yahweh, 346 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 2: but she knew the scriptures enough to use Hannah's prayer, 347 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: which was a similar situation to her own in a 348 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,120 Speaker 2: way because it had to do with pregnancy and faith 349 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 2: in God. And Mary made that prayer of Hannah's her own. 350 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 2: But I do want to focus here on verse forty seven. 351 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 2: For a second, Mary says, my spirit has rejoiced in God, 352 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 2: my Savior. This verse means that Mary needed a savior, 353 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 2: so she was not a sinless woman as some people 354 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 2: like to claim. There's actually no biblical evidence for the 355 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:49,719 Speaker 2: Immaculate conception, but there is evidence that Mary herself knew 356 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 2: she needed a savior, which is why she praised this prayer. 357 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 2: My spirit has rejoiced in God, my Savior. And he 358 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,719 Speaker 2: might be like, well, maybe it's because Mary was overly 359 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 2: humble that she believed she needed a savior, but she 360 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 2: didn't actually need a savior. But again, there's no biblical 361 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 2: evidence for the Immaculate conception, but there is biblical evidence 362 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 2: right here for Mary needing a savior. Scripture says all 363 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 2: have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. 364 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 2: And we know of three different times in scripture where 365 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 2: Jesus actually did correct his mother Mary. The first time 366 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 2: was when Jesus was twelve years old and Mary didn't 367 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 2: understand why Jesus had stayed behind in the temple. Jesus 368 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 2: corrected both Mary and Joseph at that time. Then at 369 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 2: the wedding of Cana when Mary wanted Jesus to perform 370 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: a miracle and Jesus was like, what does this have 371 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 2: to do with me? That was the second time, and 372 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 2: then the third time was when Mary was trying to 373 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 2: get Jesus to stop talking about being the Messiah, and 374 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 2: Jesus gently corrected his mother then as well. So we 375 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 2: know that Mary. You know, she was not sinless. She 376 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 2: had her flaws, but that doesn't mean she wasn't highly 377 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 2: favored by God or more faithful than like ninety percent 378 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 2: of human beings out there, maybe even more than that. 379 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 2: She was a faithful, godly, God honoring woman, and that 380 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 2: is why God chose her out of all other women 381 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 2: in Mary's time period. He chose her because she was 382 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 2: up for the task, she had faith in God, and 383 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 2: not only that, I highly recommend if you guys haven't yet, 384 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 2: to read Person of Interest by Jay Warner Wallace. It 385 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 2: was one of the best books I ever read about 386 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 2: why Jesus had to come in the time period that 387 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 2: he came in. And that's another reason why God chose 388 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 2: Mary was because she was a young woman in the 389 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 2: perfect time period when Jesus had to come. So my 390 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 2: point is Mary needed a savior, and Mary herself knew 391 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 2: she needed a savior. She says in verse forty eight, 392 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 2: he has looked at the humble state of his servant. 393 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 2: For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. 394 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 2: And that is absolutely true. Like Mary was looking to 395 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 2: the future that every generation was going to call her 396 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: a blessed woman. Obviously she is blessed. She was able 397 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 2: to carry the Messiah in her own body, and she 398 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 2: was called highly favored by God as well. For he 399 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 2: who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy 400 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 2: is his name, verse fifty. His mercy is for generations 401 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 2: and generations on those who fear him. So once again, 402 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: that is prophecy that Mary is speaking here, because God's 403 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:43,959 Speaker 2: mercy is for every single generation that has existed and 404 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 2: will exist. You know, Jesus, when he was up on 405 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 2: the cross, he said it is a finished That means 406 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 2: He paid the price for every single person's sins through 407 00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 2: the birth of Jesus. Every generation experiences the mercy of 408 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 2: God verse fifty one. He has shown strength with his arm. 409 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,360 Speaker 2: He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 410 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 2: Now that part is also very similar to Hannah's prayer 411 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 2: in verse Samuel two, which says in verse three, don't 412 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 2: keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don't let arrogance come out 413 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 2: of your mouth. For Yahweh is a god of knowledge. 414 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 2: By him actions are weighed. So I like that both 415 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 2: prayers from these women include prideful people. How God doesn't 416 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 2: let the proud succeed, but shows grace to the humble. 417 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 2: And then going back to Mary's prayer in verse fifty two, 418 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 2: he has put down princes from their thrones and has 419 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 2: exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, 420 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 2: and has sent the rich away empty. And again those 421 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 2: things are very similar to Hannah's prayer in First Samuel 422 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 2: two six through ten. Yahweh kills and makes alive. He 423 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 2: brings down to shoal and brings up. Yahweh makes poor 424 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 2: and makes rich. He brings low. He also lifts up. 425 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 2: He raises the poor out of the dust. He lifts 426 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 2: up the needy from the dunghill to make them sit 427 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 2: with princes and inherit the throne of glory. All that 428 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: is talking about humility. And again, Mary was a humble woman, 429 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 2: and I think the reason she connected so much with 430 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 2: Hannah's prayer and kind of made it her own was 431 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 2: because she herself was a humble woman. She did not 432 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 2: come from a rich family that we know of. Most 433 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 2: likely she was very poor. She lived in a very 434 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 2: poor city. By the way, Nazareth was not known for 435 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 2: doing anything good. It only had one little well in 436 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 2: the middle of the city, and apparently that well didn't 437 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: even produce all that much. So Nazareth was a poor 438 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 2: city that Mary came from, and she was probably poor 439 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 2: as well, living in a poor area. She was a 440 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 2: humble woman. And yet now she, out of all the 441 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 2: women in her time period, is experiencing the grace of God, 442 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 2: all of these beautiful blessings that she gets to be 443 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 2: the mother of the Messiah. She's glorifying God because of that, 444 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 2: not fearful, but excited, not worried what Joseph or anybody 445 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 2: else is going to think of her, but just glorifying 446 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 2: in God. And so she concludes this prayer in verses 447 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,719 Speaker 2: fifty four and fifty five. He has given help to Israel, 448 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 2: his servant, that he might remember mercy as he spoke 449 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 2: to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever. So 450 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 2: now Mary isn't just focusing on herself anymore like the 451 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 2: good things that God did for her, even though that's 452 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 2: a big part of it, a big part of the 453 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 2: reason why she's glorifying God. But she also realizes and 454 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 2: recognizes that the Messiah she's going to birth is for everybody, 455 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 2: for every single person. God is fulfilling his promise to 456 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 2: Israel that the prophet said a baby would be born 457 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 2: and this baby would save everybody. Mary recognizes now that 458 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 2: the prophecies are going to come true about her son, 459 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 2: and her son isn't just for herself. He is for everybody. 460 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 2: He is for you, he is for me, He's for 461 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 2: the entire world, and that is why we celebrate his 462 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:20,719 Speaker 2: birth on Christmas Day. And now, fave listeners, I am 463 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 2: going to sing you guys a song, and this one 464 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 2: is one I wrote myself. By the way, I'm really 465 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 2: excited about. It is literally called the Magnificat. I hope 466 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 2: I can sing it for you guys. It is a 467 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 2: little bit high for my voice, and also I'm just 468 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 2: getting over a cold, so we'll see how this goes. 469 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 2: Please forgive me if my voice isn't great. And this 470 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 2: song is actually already up on YouTube on my husband's channel, 471 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 2: which yes he does have a YouTube channel. He creates 472 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 2: Christian AI music. He takes verses from scripture and turns 473 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 2: them into music and he actually does a really really 474 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 2: good job with it. So this song is also up 475 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 2: on my husband's YouTube channel, which I will link in 476 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 2: the description of this episode if you are curious to 477 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 2: check out what my husband does over on the verse 478 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 2: in the chorus the faithful listeners, I hope you have 479 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 2: a very merry Christmas. I hope you all are blessed, 480 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 2: and I hope you enjoy this song I wrote, called 481 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 2: the Magnificat. 482 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 3: Elizabeth heard her cousins greeting the baby inside her death meeting. 483 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 3: Filled with the spirits she was receiving, she exclaimed with 484 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 3: a joyful voice. 485 00:27:54,440 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 4: Blessed are you among women and Mary, Blessed is the 486 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 4: Lord in whom you rejoice. 487 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 3: Blessed is the baby in your woman that you carry. 488 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 1: Blessed is she who believed in the Lord. Well, his 489 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: name is holy. 490 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 5: He shows mercy to the LOI grament all. 491 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 3: Generations, oh too, will worship him, Holy Baby, the Lord 492 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 3: their foundation, and say only is say holy? 493 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: His name is all. 494 00:28:55,560 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 3: Marry saying my soul, Lord flies the Lord he saw 495 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 3: his servant. I was not ignoble. My soulships him who 496 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 3: saved me. He noticed me and my charity. My spirit 497 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 3: rejoices in God, my save your role. People will call 498 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 3: me blessed because he shower me with faver. He's done 499 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 3: many grave things for me. 500 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 2: His holy. 501 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 5: Shows mister, the loliest graces. 502 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 3: That all generations also fiver will worship him holy. They 503 00:29:55,400 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 3: make the Lord their foundation and say all his name 504 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 3: only hit them is holy. My soul, my solifies Lord, 505 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 3: he has done many mighty bee. He won't let the 506 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 3: crowd succeed boving kings and exulting the humble, protecting Judah. 507 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 3: He won't let them stumble. The humbly person will be 508 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 3: a given plenty, But the rich man he is sun 509 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 3: away empty. His mercy to Abraham Seed is forever. His 510 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 3: promise to Jacob, the devil will save. 511 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 2: You. 512 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: His name is holy. 513 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 3: He shows mercy to. 514 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 4: The lowlyest gracesment for old generations. The also figure will 515 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 4: worship him holy. 516 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 3: His name is holy. 517 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 5: He shows mercy to the lowliest grace stsment for all generations. 518 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 3: The also will worship him holy. You need the Lord 519 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 3: their Foundations say Holy is. 520 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 1: Holy, is holy. 521 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 3: Holy. His name is Ho