Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 1:51-55
by: Victoria Shephard.
Mary seemed to understand that the baby she was carrying was destined to be the Messiah, as Gabriel told her: "The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever" (1:32-33). Here, in her praise to God, she thanked God for this gift to Israel, and for his unfailing mercy. She looked forward to a more perfect world where the humble will be exalted and the hungry filled. While its perfect fulfillment will not be realized until Jesus' second coming, it began to be realized in his conception and birth.