December 15th, 2025

46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; 52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

Out of the 4 gospels, only 1 speaks of Mary’s song. She is visiting her cousin Elizabeth who asks Mary in V.43, “How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” Mary’s response was a spirit of praise. Mary was not only giving God praise, but the truth is also that her song speaks of who she is and how deep her faith is. V.46-47 says, “Oh how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my savior.” Mary could have focused on the fear she felt. Instead, she focused on blessings within her turmoil. This happens today, we focus on the negatives we face when we should be giving thanks to God for allowing situations to happen.

There are 3 types of revolutionary thoughts in Mary’s words. The first is a moral revolutionary thought in V.51, “His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and the haughty ones.” Mary is speaking of the death of pride. In our day and in this society, we hold a lot of pride. We tend to turn a blind eye to those in need and refuse to ask for help when we need it. Our pride can hold us back from acting on God’s direction and being obedient.

Second is a social revolutionary thought. Mary says, “He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.” Mary knew she was nothing special to the eyes of the world. She saw her situation as God exalting the lowly. God has seen fit to use a poor girl to bring the greatest gift to mankind. Our society puts lots of importance on prestige and wealth. The more we have the better we are. God is proving that the world’s labels and prestige are not important to him. He is looking at the heart of a person, like he did with Mary.

The last is economic revolutionary thought. V.53, “He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.” If we are a Christian society, why do we have hungry people? God’s word tells us that our status at the bank will not matter when God comes again. To live obedient to God, we should not gain wealth and let our fellow man go hungry. Having wealth is not a bad thing. The issue is how we choose to use our wealth to glorify God.

Lastly, we see Mary trust in the Lord. V.54-55 “He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful. For he made this promise to Abraham and his children forever.” Mary trusted God! She believed in his covenant to Abraham. She trusted that God would keep his promises. Should we not do the same? Even in hard times, we must keep the faith and trust that our God has it all under control.