Anticipating God's Work With Praise

Luke 1:29-56 focuses on two women, cousins who are both unexpectedly and miraculously pregnant, and who both anticipate God’s work with praise. This section contains two parts: (1) the meeting between Mary and Elizabeth, where Elizabeth confesses this about Mary’s baby — “my Lord,” and (2) Mary’s hymn (the Magnificat) where Mary magnifies God by confessing — “God my Savior.” As God works in our generation, and as we look forward to Christ's second advent, let us also anticipate His work with praise.