 By Kadeen Edwards
“And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,” Luke 1:46-48 Mary praised the Lord, even when she couldn’t see what the future would look like. She worshiped the Lord amid the chaos that surrounded her. Her betrothed Joseph was considering separating from her because she was pregnant. She was young and pregnant, and I’m sure many judged her. Yet Mary worshiped the Lord. Like Mary in those circumstances, we are called to respond with praise. It’s easy to worship when he blesses us with good things and things that we want, but there are some blessings that come from things we don’t want. The truth is God uses the good and bad. Hard times will shape us. It says in Romans 5:3 that we glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. It’s hard to see the blessings in the trials while they’re happening; however, we can hold onto the fact that God is good, and something good will come from it. So even though we can’t see the goodness, we can praise him for his goodness and rejoice in knowing that all things work together for the good of those who love God and they’re called according to his purpose. God came into this world in the most unexpected way. His ministry was one that was not expected by those who knew the Torah. They expected for him to come into the world with a great and grandeur entry. Instead he showed up helpless and vulnerable. Not in a great household or kingdom but in a dirty dinghy place where animals were kept. He showed up not to the high priest or Pharisees or Sadducees but to the unlikely the last the least, the lost and the lowest. Seek God in unlikely places. Comments are closed.
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