Day 9: Luke 1:46-55
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant. Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name; indeed, his mercy is for 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 brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty. He has come to the aid of his child Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
Week 2: Praise
Isaiah 6:2-3 says, “Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’” A seraph is a heavenly being, what we might call an angel today. Isaiah paints a picture of his vision in which the angels fly around the throne of God and praise God’s name. They are in a state of being so excited that they cannot help giving God praise and worshipping God. This is also an important part of Lent. We recognize that God is all things to us and has given us all that we need that we cannot help giving God praise. This week we are looking at the act of praise. We can praise God by praying individually to God, through group worship with others and even as we tell others about what God has done for us. Praise to God can be expressed through music and art and many other creative expressions of ourselves. The best part is that we can praise God anywhere and at any time. So, let us think about how we might praise God this week!
A Path Through Lent is a daily devotional series that leads us from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday in preparation for Easter. Lent is a 40 day period before Easter that symbolizes the 40 days that Jesus was in the desert praying and fasting. (Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 4). Watch for theses daily devotionals to orient your day and your week as we prepare for Resurrection Sunday!