Comments on: Monday Devotions - Mary’s Song

By: Matt Drago

Matt Drago — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:50:59 +0000

Bob, I have really enjoyed your blog, thanks for taking time to do this! I was really convicted by the fact that Mary rejoiced in God her Savior, not in her position. I was a great reminder to me, to find my joy in my God and not in where I’m being used! Thanks again!
Matt

By: James Paul

James Paul — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:13:56 +0000

What a wonderful word, Bob. Thank you.

This evening at the dinner table our family discussed from Matthew the miraculous feeding of the multitudes. Our 16 year old, Cassia, remembered learning that a boy brought 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish to Jesus. A humble beginning which led to a miraculous finis.

I asked the kids which was better:

1. Christians who don’t think they have anything to offer God.

2. Chrisitans who know they have more to offer God than most.

It was a trick question. The answer we discovered together was that God is the one who makes a life valuable. And as we take our place in a long line of humble sojourners, magnifying and praising a God who gave Himself up for us, our contributions will we graciously placed alongside those of little boys and young ladies who found favor with God.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:49:26 +0000

Thanks for this meditation on Mary’s response to the angel’s news that she’d bear the Messiah. This passage has often been the source of my own prayers, that my response to the Lord would echo hers: ““My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.” What a prayer to use as our own!

By: Whit Roberts

Whit Roberts — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:53:08 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this on Mary and Pr. Grant’s sermon! I have studied Mary for the past few years. Pr. Grant’s sermon, to-date, is the best sermon (and the best summary) that I have heard on Blessed Mary. He focused on God’s work in her life regarding her strong faith (and as a result, willing and immediate submission to God) and other godly attributes. He nicely explained how honored and blessed Mary is (the most blessed of women), but Grant, like under-shepherd caring for the flock, warned against the 4 heresies out there: the Immaculate Conception, the Dormition, the Assumption, and the Queen of Heaven/Co-Mediator/Co-Redeemer. He mentioned that the Perpetual Virginity of Mary was error (though Calvin, Luther, and Zwingli believed in Mary’s Perpetual Virginity). For more on those 4 heresies and 1 error, I would recommend “The Roman Catholic Controversy” by Reformed Baptist Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries. Personally, the sermon has convicted me of how stubborn (the fruit of pride) I am at times to submit to God or fail to rejoice in God as Mary did. I want to follow Christ as Mary did in her faith, ready and willing submission, and her passionate praise of God.