Mary is Blessed, but what about us?

“… behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed” Luke 1:48

“… rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it” Luke 11:28

Praise JESUS

This devotion comes to you in the Christmas season.

I am excited whenever I read Luke chapter 1. This chapter gives us the picture of the faith and holiness of Mary. When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce how JESUS CHRIST will be formed in her womb, she believed in the message, whereas priest Zacharias could not believe what the Angel told. What was told to Mary was more difficult to believe than what was told to Zacharias.

Mary was a virgin when she conceived JESUS CHRIST. This is very important Christian belief. She could be considered as the Woman after GOD’s own heart, I saw a book titled like that some time back.

The response of Mary for this event was, “… behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed” Luke 1:48.

As Mary said, even today we read about her and every Christian has great respect for her since JESUS CHRIST born in her womb.

But what makes me excited was when I read Luke 11:27-28, “And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it”

Also I want to mention one more verse here, “And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it” Luke 8:21

The verse Luke 11:28 actually mean those who hear the word of GOD and doing according to it are more blessed than Mary. These are the words came straight from our LORD JESUS CHRIST. So it is absolute truth. Because JESUS CHRIST said, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life …” John 14:6.

This is what excites me, that JESUS CHRIST Himself said, if we put our diligent effort to make the scripture as the way of our life, we can be more blessed than Mary. What else we need more in this world?

The Holy Bible tells us, “Blessed is the man … his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” Psalm 1:1, 2

Many people make the resolutions on New Year Day to follow. I don’t know how much they keep, but making this resolution is worthy for our life.

In this Christmas season, why can’t we make a quality resolution of making the Holy Bible as the way of our life? The Holy Bible has solutions for all the problems of our life; it is well applicable even today. Some time I was meditating on what does the Holy Bible says about corruption, paying tax etc. We have solution in Holy Bible for all the problems in current world.

The WORD of GOD is unchanging, it has life in it, it cleanses us when we read. It heals the sick.

A man told me some time back, he found peace whenever he reads the Holy Bible. He was not a Christian when he said this, I believe some day JESUS CHRIST will surely touch him and lead him to salvation.

So Let us make the quality decision of making Holy Bible as a way of life and be blessed as the LORD JESUS CHRIST said in Luke 11:28.

Praise JESUS