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It’s that time of year where you hear Christmas carols and song just about everywhere you go. You hear them in the stores, you hear them on the radio. Even though all of the carols focus on the celebration of Christmas and the birth of Christ, they each have something unique about them.

In Luke 1:46 we read a special song that was sung in connection with this coming event – this blessed birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was sung by Mary, His mother. She had been visited by an angel who gave her the message that she had been chosen by God to be the mother of the Highest One – the Christ child, the Messiah who would come to save His people from their sins.

No doubt Mary, as a Jew, knew the stories and promises of the Old Testament. She knew the promise in Genesis 3:15 that took place right in the Garden of Eden after man had fallen into sin. God promised that He would send a Savior to redeem His people. Again in Isaiah 7:14 we read, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”

I’m sure Mary was very excited that she had been chosen to fulfill this role in God’s plan. At the same time her cousin Elizabeth was also involved in a miracle from the Lord. In Luke we read of Mary singing in praise that her soul magnifies the Lord.

The song that Mary sang shows that she trusted God and believed that He would fulfill His promise to save His people through His Son. I pray that you take the time this Christmas season to stop and think about the promises of God and reflect on His work.

I hope that while you are thinking about what God has done for us that you see His Son as the Messiah who is able to save all of us from our sins. In the third chapter of John we read that anyone who believes and trusts in Christ to save us from our sin will receive eternal life.

As you think of the promises, I hope you will respond as Mary did – with submission, joy and trust. And I hope it will cause your heart to say, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” Happy Holidays! Happy rejoicing!

Ann Shorb is a counselor, writer, and speaker. She provides counseling services for a variety of issues including depression, AD/HD, marital issues, and much more. Her website also provides Christian free puppet skits that can be used at home or in church.

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