My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)

Luke 1:45 … Blessed the Believers
(04/17/17)
“Blessed is she who Believed, for there will be a fulfillment of what was spoken to
her by the Lord.” ~ Jesus (Luke 1:45)
This verse becomes Truth only in those moments when Belief becomes a
verb – only when we set aside merely thinking faithfully about God‟s love for us
and start acting Faith-fully by extending that real & selfless Love to others (see
Matthew 7:21, Matthew 24:12-14, Matthew 25:35-40, John 13:15-17, John 14:12 et al)
… This means that the Blessing of Mary -- the woman referenced here -- was not
guaranteed via her mental faith or her verbal allegiance, nor was it assured
merely because of the child she carried or the song of praise she sang thereafter.
No, the Blessing so promised accrued because Mary chose to actively heed the
Call given to her – she chose to hear a Divine Summons and then act accordingly
-- by raising Jesus with the requisite knowledge to enable him to Do what was
needed to fulfill his subsequent ministry. Indeed, by all indications Mary
fulfilled her requirement quite courageously, if for no other reason than we later
see Jesus become a “laborer‟s” son (the Greek word commonly translated as
“carpenter” in Matthew 13:55 was not specifically tied to wood-workers – see the Greek
tektonos, Strong‟s #5045) who was extremely well-versed in Hebrew Scriptures
(see Luke 2:43-47, and also Matthew 4:4-10, Luke 4:17-19, Matthew 5:21-38, Matthew
10:35-36, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 13:14-15, Matthew 15:3-9, Matthew 19:4-6,
Matthew 19:17-20, Matthew 21:13-16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:31-32, Matthew
22:37-40, Matthew 22:43-44, Matthew 23: 38-39, Matthew 24:15-16, Matthew 26:31,
Matthew 27:46, John 10:34, John 13:18, John 15:25 et al) – a highly unusual
occurrence for any child from a working class family in Jesus‟ day.
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