That she would believe the Lord and be blessed
“And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.” – Luke 1:45
When Mary found out she was pregnant with Jesus, she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Once there the Holy Spirit led Elizabeth to praise God for what he was doing in their lives, especially by giving them Jesus. Elizabeth stated that Mary was blessed, Jesus was blessed, and she herself was blessed to be in their presence. She ends her song of praise by stating that Mary was blessed because she trusted God to do what he promised her to do. While our daughters will never experience the blessing of being the mother of Jesus Christ, they can experience the blessing of believing he will do what he has said we will do. Let us pray that our daughters would have faith and experience the blessings of faith.
Father in Heaven, thank you for sending your Son to us, and for the blessings that come to us through faith in him. Please help my daughter to put her faith and trust in you and your word, that she may believe everything you have said to us. Help her to trust that your promises are sure and certain, and that we can count on you in all times and in all circumstances. Help her to know and experience the blessings that faith in you brings. Thank you for saving us through faith, keeping us through faith, and blessing us with every spiritual blessings in Christ. In his name we pray, Amen.
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Gary L. Shultz Jr. is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Fulton, MO, and he teaches theology and church history for Baptist Bible Theological Seminary and Liberty University Online. He has been married to his wife Kristin for ten years, and they have two daughters, ages 2 and eight months.
