Welcome to part two, Dr. Gay Stratham, Matthew chapter one and Luke chapter one.

The next thing I like is verses 46 down to verse 55. This has a technical term

it's known as the Magnificut. Magnificut is just Latin for means to magnify

and it's given that name because in these verses we have Mary's response to

this great experience in her life. How did Mary feel about this? So kind of come

with me as we kind of go through this and Mary says, my soul doth magnify the

Lord, my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded the lower

state of his handmaiden. In other words, he's picked me. I'm a nowhere person from

a nowhere place. Why does he pick me? But because he has behold from henceforth

all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great

things and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from

generation to generation. Now both Hebrew and Greek the word fear is not like a

Halloween fear, but it is the fear of entering the presence of God because we

understand and reverence that he is something so much more than us. And the

other thing I like about here is Mary acknowledging God's mercy. I don't know

about you, but I've heard it said a couple of times or more that the God of the

Old Testament is a God of justice, the God of the New Testament is a God of

mercy. And I don't like that because if you read the Old Testament carefully,

what are the people there think of him? Repeatedly they're talking about his

mercy. And Mary as young as she is is acknowledging that God is a God of mercy.

He hath showed strength with his arm. He hath scattered the proud and the

imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats.

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