Elizabeth's Christmas Carol

Mary Is Pregnant

Gabriel has come to Mary and announced the birth of the Messiah

The Holy Spirit has put the Baby Jesus in her womb

The Angel told of Elizabeth

V 36

Mary is exited and the only person who could understand is Elizabeth

so she pacts a few things and heads there.

65-70 miles walking trip

probably 3 days journey, she is still not showing and arrives at Elizabeth's

This where we will pick it up

Read V 39-45

Pray

The Baby Leaped

John The Baptist in Elizabeth

V 39-41 Was filled with the Spirit

V 15 From his mothers womb he will be filled

thus when he heard the mother of our Lord

He jumped for Joy I envision a baby goat jumping

A child exited about something that he is doing or getting

this is the ultimate excitement!

Jesus is in the room

How much can a 6 month old fetus understand? I don’t know

But he is exited

This Jesus he will devote his life to learning about

He will learn of all of the Prophecies , all of His characteristics

he will study this Man like its his life’s passion

life’s goal

to know the Messiah then ultimately prepare the way for his arrival

all of this will be under the guidance of the Holy Spirit

Elizabeth Filled with the Holy Spirit

V 41

in the Old Testament times people were filled to do certain tasks

Saul, David,

Exodus 31:1–3 LSB

And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. “And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in discernment, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

filled to do a Job

Elizabeth here is filled to prophesy about Mary

remember Mary is not showing

it was just a few days ago that the angel came

Elisabeth has not gotten the facebook announcement from Mary

Elizabeth was to give confirmation to Mary about her Baby

there is no other way for Liz to know these things

but the Holy Spirit revealed them to her

Elizabeth’s Carol

it is a short song but full of truth

V 42-45

Blessed here on the outward the poor girl should be pitied

but because of God she could be envied

Mary is happy, congratulated by Liz for her carrying the Messiah

Here is the place that the Roman catholic church puts Mary on the same as Jesus

The Fruit of her womb is the Messiah

The mother of my Lord

not the mother of God. God has existed from eternity

V 43 Elizabeth is ecstatic that the mother of the Christ has visited her

V 44 John the Baptist was doing back flips

what would we do if Jesus came for a visit?

we come here and visit with Jesus every week

we invite Him to sit with us as we take communion

when we read His word we are listening to Him speak to us

do we feel blessed?

Blessed Are The Believers

V 45 blessed..

There will be a fulfillment

of what is spoken in Gods word

the believers have the blessed hope

Abraham was looking for the city that God builds

David was promised the throne even though he was hunted by Saul

his family was taken captive

his men wanted to kill him

he was hiding in caves

people turned their backs on him’

Jesus in the beatitudes gave more reasons for blessing

Matt 5 1-12 .

The world happiness comes from fleeting things

a new car disney, new home, job, new relationship

but God given blessed, is much different

V 45 Blessed are those who believe there will be a fulfilment

were are not necessarily happy because of the circumstances we are going through

we can be happy through because we know the ending

our trust is in our Savior, our groom, who bought us from the slave market of sin

The Father adopted us out of the Family of Satan

We are blessed because we are believers in the finished work of Jesus on the cross

The unbeliever does not have this hope

their hope lies in their good works

their compassion to the homeless, sick puppies, starving children

in the eyes of the world these are noble things, worthy of praise

but in the eyes of God they are filthy rags

the Jehovah’s witness are working their way to God

the seventh day Adventist is working their way to God

the satanist believes lucifer is god and is working to please him

the new age eastern mysticism believe every one is a god working toward a higher plane

Psalm 1 LSB

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, And in His law he meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not rise in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

the believer is promised nothing but hell on earth but is blessed through it

the unbeliever/ worker seeks heaven on earth but is condemned to hell for eternity

Can we sing along with Elizabeth that Jesus is here

Can we do back flips with John the Baptist that His Messiah has come

Mary is blessed not because of her status in the wold but because she is carrying the lord Jesus in her body

can we say the same?

Is Jesus in us through faith