Hail, Mary

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Song: Take My Life, And Let It Be

Mary, the mother of our Lord, is not to be an object of worship, though she is an object of admiration. To revere her is to dishonor the Savior she bore. To consider her character is to learn from her humble disposition.

She was a virgin.Though engaged, She had not known sexually the man she would marry, nor any other man. They didn’t live together nor sleep together before marriage. She honored the sanctity of the marriage bed and her own body as a temple of God and so God made her body the maternal tabernacle for David’s heir and His only begotten Son. The humble person yields their person to the reign and will of God. So did Mary.

She was engaged to Joseph Had Mary chosen another man she might not have been chosen by God as the mother of Jesus. Her choice of Joseph further demonstrates her quality of character. The humble person recognizes his own strengths and flaws and discriminates between associates that make him better and make him worse. Mary chose wisely.

She believed What might people say about Mary—an engaged woman, now with child? Will they believe the story of a visiting angel and the news of a Messiah? “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word,” she said. The humble person accepts the word of God—its responsibilities, its challenges, its reproach, its incredulous statements and predictions. So did Mary accept God’s plan for her.

Jason Moore