The Gospel of Luke: Mary's Song of Praise | The Magnificat - Audio

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Sermon Text: Luke 1:46-56 Sermon Date: 9/29/2024 Speaker: Corey Deyamport . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Mary was chosen for an extraordinary assignment. We look at Mary’s song of praise today, upon receiving her assignment as carrying the savior. it contains: Praise for goods might, mercy and faithfulness. Might - May begins her song with “My soul magnifies the Lord…” Mary is not magnifing the lord to attempt to make him greater - but rather greater in her own heart. Sometimes when we don’t understand what’s happening in our lives, we diminish Him. How can God choose me? How can He have the power to make a barren womb bring forth Life? Even though Mary cannot see the future, she believes. Her praise is for what God is able to do, and to do the impossible. When was the last time you paused to give God praise because of who He is, rather than something He’s done for you? But God doesn’t just deserve praise for what He’s done in the past, or what He’s done for you. But for what He’s done for the future as well Mercy - we see a shift in her song from praise of God’s might in her life, but His mercy for everyone! Mary’s song is a reminder that God’s mercy is free - not earned - to those who fear Him. No matter what you’ve done, those who have reverence for God, His mercy is always available. God’s ability to a give mercy, always rises to our need for mercy, and always surpasses it. Jesus died because He was merciful. Faithful - Mary’s song continued to praise for His Faithfulness. Her actions and life are part of a much larger stories - of promises made and promises kept. The song celebrates His unchanging faithfulness! She saw that God’s promise to Abraham was being fulfilled through the child in her womb. Faithfulness is recognizing that our lives are part of God’s plan. The Joys and the Pains. All parts. Praising God without knowing the end of a thing is trust in His faithfulness. Jesus is the fulfillment of every promise and every hope. And our God has never failed, and never will. How do we joint the chorus alongside Mary? We begin as Mary did - My soul magnifies the Lord. And this is not Mary telling her soul to make God bigger; but rather making God bigger in her life and heart. She’s pushing aside any fear or lack of understanding. So we must as well to magnify Him.