Luke 1:46-56

Two ways to approach life- look at God from the perspective of your problem or to look at your problem from the perspective of God. 

Mary said, ‘My heart declares that the Lord is great, 

My spirit exults in my savior, my God. 

He saw his servant-girl in her humility;

From now, I’ll be blessed by all peoples to come. 

The Powerful One, whose name is Holy,

Had done great things for me, for me. 

Luke 1:46-49. 

replace worry with worship. 

Mary said, ‘My heart declares that the Lord is great…

Luke 1:46

1. GOD IS LORD

My spirit exults in my savior, my God. 

He saw his servant-girl in her humility;

From now, I’ll be blessed by all peoples to come. 

The Powerful One, whose name is Holy,

Had done great things for me, for me.

Luke 1:47-49.

2. GOD IS PERSONAL

His mercy extends to those who fear him,

from generation to generation.

Luke 1:50

3. GOD IS MERCIFUL

The Powerful One, whose name is Holy, 

Has done great things for me, for me. 

Powerful things he has done with his arm:

He routed the arrogant through their own cunning. 

Luke 1:49, 51

4. GOD IS POWERFUL

Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes. 

Psalm 115:3

Down from their thrones he hurled the rulers, 

Up from the earth he raised the humble.

The hungry he filled with the fat of the land,

But the rich he sent off with nothing to eat. 

Luke 1:52-53

He has rescued his servant, Israel his child,

Because he remembered his mercy of old,

Just as he said to our long-ago ancestors-

Abraham and his descendants for ever.’

Mary stayed with Elisabeth for three months, and then returned home.

Luke 1:54-56