"Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord."
"And Mary said: 'My soul MAGNIFIES the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded THE LOWLY STATE of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on THOSE WHO FEAR Him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has SCATTERED THE PROUD IN THE IMAGINATION OF THEIR HEARTS. He has PUT DOWN THE MIGHTY FROM THEIR THRONES, and EXALTED THE LOWLY. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His SERVANT Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.' "
(Luke 1:45-55)
"Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.' And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints." (Revelation 19:7,8)
It is not difficult to consider that Mary was a righteous Jewish woman, according herself blamelessly to the law of God and commandments. Her soul "magnified the Lord", not darkening His counsel. God exalted Mary in her lowliness. The Lord's wife, the church, is making itself ready, according to His commandment. There will be a fulfillment of all things, in Him!
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