Mary, Did You Know?

December 12, 2014 Off By Donna Wuerch Noble

She’s the First Lady of the Faith — Mary, the Mother of Jesus. She was always found faithful. And what faith she had!  She was the first to believe in Jesus as her Savior and Lord — while she carried Him in her womb.

In 1984 Mark Lowery wrote the lyrics to, “Mary Did You Know?” – in response to his Pastor’s request to write the script for their Christmas production. Not until 12 years later did Buddy Greene put the script to music. The play was one of those “Jeremiah 29:11” moments “For I know the plans I have for you – plans to prosper you – to give you hope and a future.” Little did Mark realize the anointing of the Holy Spirit that was on him for that significant moment in time. BTW — “Mary, Did You Know?” is one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs for so many reasons. It  shows Mary more than the lovely woman in blue and white clothing, radiant face, and a halo affixed perfectly above her head. This song made her one of us — who hold our babies and think about their future.

And, what do you think? DID MARY KNOW? That He was her Creator, that He would walk on water, that He would heal the blind man, that He would raise the dead? Did she know that when she kissed her little baby boy that she was kissing the face of God?  I believe she did know, and I believe not only was she the vessel God chose to bear His Son, but I believe she was chosen because He knew she would be the role model, the caregiver, the trainer, the spiritual director, the guardian that her son “grew in wisdom and stature” from, after all, she sure knew scripture. Her magnificat (her song) was full of scripture. I believe she recognized that her boy’s talents and abilities would “take Him places” and that He would do amazing things.  She was pretty tight with God and she held His promises closes to her heart.  She was there, and she could verify Gabriel’s words to her “Nothing shall be impossible with God.”

The question for us is “Do we believe as Mary did?” What God’s Word says about Jesus is true. I love this beautiful song, and this amazing rendition by Pentonix. I share it as a gift for you to realize that Mary’s faith and reality is our faith and reality, too. “This little child that Mary delivered, delivered her and us!”

http://faithtap.com/2089/pentatonix-mary-did-you-know/