DECEMBER 25 CELEBRATING MY SAVIOR! By Don Lough, Jr. President & CEO, Word of Life Fellowship
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. (Luke 1:46-47)
In Luke 1:46-47, Mary responded to the startling news that God selected her to give birth to the Messiah with the song,“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” Instead of Mary’s heart bursting with pride and self-righteousness, her first reaction was to praise and magnify God for His greatness and grace. But does Mary deserve a sliver of credit for giving birth to God’s Son? While a humble, honest, and God-fearing young woman, she never dreamed in a million years that she would receive any special favors from heaven. Mary knew well that she was an undeserving sinner and needed a Savior just like everyone else. In Romans 5:12, the Apostle Paul confirmed that sin, like a deadly virus, infects every single person on planet earth. No one is exempt, including Mary. I love that Mary made it quite personal with the words, “my Savior.” It did not matter how religious she was or how many good works she offered, Mary recognized her inability to save herself from her sins. The truth is, we are all in the same place. It is personal... we all desperately need a Savior! The fact that God provided His perfect and sinless Son, Jesus, to save us is a cause for celebration. As the old hymn proclaims, Guilty, helpless, lost were we; blameless Lamb of God was He, sacrificed to set us free: Hallelujah, what a Savior!
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