Mary's Magnificat: Joy, Faith, and Divine Grace
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Mary full of Faith goes to see Elizabeth who is also full of holy confidence and the two are not long together before their faith mounts to full assurance and their full Assurance bursts forth in a torrent of sacred praise, this praise arouse their slumbering powers and instead of two ordinary village women we see before us two prophetesses and poetesses upon whom the spirit of God abundantly rested. [00:40:30]
Mary's heart was merry within her but here was the mark of her Joy it was all holy merriment it was every drop of its sacred Mirth it was not such merriment as worldlings will Revel in today I and tomorrow but such merriment as the angels have around the throne where they sing glory to God in the highest while we sing on Earth peace Good Will towards men. [00:56:18]
Observe first that she sings secondly she sings sweetly, thirdly shall she sing alone, first observe that Mary sings, her subject is a savior she hails the Incarnate God the long-expected Messiah is about to appear he for whom prophets and princes waited long is now about to come to be born of the virgin of Nazareth truly there was never a subject of sweet a song than this the stooping down of godhead to the feebleness of manhood. [00:55:42]
There is no longer a great Gulf fix between God and his people the humanity of Christ has bridged it over, we can no more think that God sits on high indifferent to the wants and woes of men, for God has visited us and come down to the lowliness of our estate, no longer need we bemoan that we can never participate in the moral glory and purity of God for if God in glory can come down to his sinful creature. [00:49:33]
We should miss much instruction if we Overlook the fact that the choice poem before us is a Hymn of faith, as yet there was no savior born nor as far as we can judge had the Virgin any evidence such as carnal sense requireth to make her believe that a savior would be born of her, how can this thing be was a question which might very naturally have suspended her song Until It received an answer convincing to flesh and blood. [00:52:36]
She knew that With God all things are possible she had his promise delivered by an Angel and this was enough for her, on the strength of the word which came forth from God her heart leaped with pleasure and her tongue glorified his name, when I consider what it is which she believed and how unhesitatingly she received the word, I'm glad to give her as a woman a place almost as high as that which Abraham occupied as a man. [00:55:01]
Beloved friend you are feeling more intensely than ever the depth of your natural depravity you are humbled under a sense of your many failings you are so dead and Earthbound even in this house of prayer that you cannot rise to God you are heavy and sad while our Christmas carols have been ringing in your ears, you feel yourself today so useless to the Church of God so insignificant so utterly unworthy that your unbelief Whispers surely surely you have nothing to sing for. [00:57:00]
The less worthy I am of his favors the more sweetly will I sing of his grace, what if I be the most insignificant of all his chosen then will I praise him who with Eyes Of Love Has sought me out and set his love upon me, I thank the O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth, the walls Taoist hid these things from the wise and prudent thouest revealed them unto babes even so father for so it seemed good in thy sight. [00:58:52]
The greatness of the promised blessing did not give the sweet songstress an argument for suspending her thankful strain, when I meditate upon the great goodness of God In Loving his people before the Earth was in laying down his life for us in pleading our cause before the Eternal throne in providing a paradise of rest for us forever, the Black Thought has troubled me surely this is too high a privilege for such an insect of a day as this poor creature man. [01:00:00]
The Covenant with Abraham was in its best sense only a minor copy of that gracious covenant made with Jesus the Everlasting father of the faithful air the blue Heavens were stretched abroad, Covenant engagements are the softest pillows for an aching head Covenant engagements with The Surety Christ Jesus are the best props for a trembling spirit, his oath his Covenant his blood support me in the Raging flood. [01:10:00]
When Mary thus tuned her heart to glory in her God for his wonders in the past she particularly dwelt upon the note of election, the highest note in the scale of my praise is reached when my soul sings I love him because he first loved me, well does Kent put it a monument of Grace a sinner saved by Blood the streams of love I trace up to the Fountain God and in his mighty breast I see Eternal thoughts of love to me. [01:02:00]
If this day any of us by simple trust in Jesus can take Christ to be our own does the spirit of God this day lead thee to say I trust my soul on Jesus, my dear friend and thou has conceived Christ after the mystical and best sense of that word Christ Jesus is conceived in thy soul, just thou understand him as the sin Bearer taking away transgression can still see him bleeding as the substitute for men. [01:20:00]
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Mary's heart was merry within her but here was the mark of her Joy it was all holy merriment it was every drop of its sacred Mirth it was not such merriment as worldlings will Revel in today I and tomorrow but such merriment as the angels have around the throne where they sing glory to God in the highest while we sing on Earth peace Good Will towards men. [00:56:18]
Observe first that she sings secondly she sings sweetly, thirdly shall she sing alone, first observe that Mary sings, her subject is a savior she hails the Incarnate God the long-expected Messiah is about to appear he for whom prophets and princes waited long is now about to come to be born of the virgin of Nazareth truly there was never a subject of sweet a song than this the stooping down of godhead to the feebleness of manhood. [00:55:42]
There is no longer a great Gulf fix between God and his people the humanity of Christ has bridged it over, we can no more think that God sits on high indifferent to the wants and woes of men, for God has visited us and come down to the lowliness of our estate, no longer need we bemoan that we can never participate in the moral glory and purity of God for if God in glory can come down to his sinful creature. [00:49:33]
We should miss much instruction if we Overlook the fact that the choice poem before us is a Hymn of faith, as yet there was no savior born nor as far as we can judge had the Virgin any evidence such as carnal sense requireth to make her believe that a savior would be born of her, how can this thing be was a question which might very naturally have suspended her song Until It received an answer convincing to flesh and blood. [00:52:36]
She knew that With God all things are possible she had his promise delivered by an Angel and this was enough for her, on the strength of the word which came forth from God her heart leaped with pleasure and her tongue glorified his name, when I consider what it is which she believed and how unhesitatingly she received the word, I'm glad to give her as a woman a place almost as high as that which Abraham occupied as a man. [00:55:01]
Beloved friend you are feeling more intensely than ever the depth of your natural depravity you are humbled under a sense of your many failings you are so dead and Earthbound even in this house of prayer that you cannot rise to God you are heavy and sad while our Christmas carols have been ringing in your ears, you feel yourself today so useless to the Church of God so insignificant so utterly unworthy that your unbelief Whispers surely surely you have nothing to sing for. [00:57:00]
The less worthy I am of his favors the more sweetly will I sing of his grace, what if I be the most insignificant of all his chosen then will I praise him who with Eyes Of Love Has sought me out and set his love upon me, I thank the O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth, the walls Taoist hid these things from the wise and prudent thouest revealed them unto babes even so father for so it seemed good in thy sight. [00:58:52]
The greatness of the promised blessing did not give the sweet songstress an argument for suspending her thankful strain, when I meditate upon the great goodness of God In Loving his people before the Earth was in laying down his life for us in pleading our cause before the Eternal throne in providing a paradise of rest for us forever, the Black Thought has troubled me surely this is too high a privilege for such an insect of a day as this poor creature man. [01:00:00]
The Covenant with Abraham was in its best sense only a minor copy of that gracious covenant made with Jesus the Everlasting father of the faithful air the blue Heavens were stretched abroad, Covenant engagements are the softest pillows for an aching head Covenant engagements with The Surety Christ Jesus are the best props for a trembling spirit, his oath his Covenant his blood support me in the Raging flood. [01:10:00]
When Mary thus tuned her heart to glory in her God for his wonders in the past she particularly dwelt upon the note of election, the highest note in the scale of my praise is reached when my soul sings I love him because he first loved me, well does Kent put it a monument of Grace a sinner saved by Blood the streams of love I trace up to the Fountain God and in his mighty breast I see Eternal thoughts of love to me. [01:02:00]
If this day any of us by simple trust in Jesus can take Christ to be our own does the spirit of God this day lead thee to say I trust my soul on Jesus, my dear friend and thou has conceived Christ after the mystical and best sense of that word Christ Jesus is conceived in thy soul, just thou understand him as the sin Bearer taking away transgression can still see him bleeding as the substitute for men. [01:20:00]
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