Mary

Mary the mother of Jesus from "The Passion of the Christ"

"But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart."--Luke 2:19.  Mary.  To this day, we would call her the most blessed of women.  I cannot even begin to wrap my mind around what Mary must have been feeling and thinking knowing she was to give birth to the Messiah. The name of the song escapes me but there is a song containing the lyrics "This child that you delivered will soon deliver you" and "When you kiss your baby boy, you kiss the face of God." Again this is just a song, not Scripture.  However, they are true statements, Mary nursed and raised the Savior of the world!!! She was essentially raising God! A responsibility that I don't think any of us can fully grasp. Her Son, the Son of God would deliver her, and deliver us from our sins. Mary knew this was the Savior of the world, who is Christ the Lord. She treasured these things and pondered them in her heart.

Tonight I just want you to think about something.  As you go to bed tonight, ask yourself, what was it like for Mary knowing she would have to raise the Savior of the world? The text says she treasured these things and pondered them in her heart.  We only have but small glimpses into Mary's experiences with the boy Jesus, first when He is born and then when He is 12 years old when Jesus stays behind in the temple speaking with the religious authorities of His day.  No doubt, Jesus would be raised as any Jewish boy of His day, learning Joesph's trade, which he was a carpenter, as well as learning the Law and the Prophets. But what was it like for Mary raising and caring for the boy Jesus? This was the Savior and God was pleased with Him! These are the things which she treasured and pondered in her heart.

Do you treasure these things and have you ever pondered them in your heart? Something I encourage you to do is to take out a piece of paper and write down what you think it must have been like for Mary knowing she was responsible for raising the Savior of the world who is Christ the Lord.  DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL GOD BLESS!