“But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” -Luke 2:19
We could learn a lot from the life of Mary. A great number of people believed that Jesus was their Savior, however, is it possible this woman was one who knew without any disbelief? Every human heart aches to see what Mary did. This is a woman who raised our great Messiah; who heard His first words, saw His first step, and tucked Him at night – the One who was promised to come. Through out the scriptures we see how she experienced God in ways that go deeper than the words we read. Luke 2 holds some of her incredible experiences, that if one looks closely, you can see how they all fit together for one remarkable picture.
In verse 19, we are told that, “Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” She valued them. She saw them as something precious and worth keeping. Why? What is the significance in doing this? To ponder something means to reflect, mull over, and meditate on as a whole. As a mother, Mary held all her pondering thoughts of her child, and the experiences God had brought her to with Him, together. The confusing moments, the fear, the joy, the pain, the rejoicing, all of it was God's plan for a whole picture – His faithfulness. God is the common factor in every experience, stitching them all together with His faithfulness. We too, are at places in life to ponder, just like Mary was. Take the time to look back on all life's experiences that have brought you to this very moment- the good, the suffering, the misunderstood- all of it. If we do not look at God's work as a whole, then we will never understand His love in this life- His completeness. When we “treasure up all these things in our hearts and ponder” on them ofter, we will remain in hopes that God has been faithful and He will continue to be.
And as a result of these pondering experiences, Mary shows us:
She grew to know Him.
She grew to love Him.
She showed the true value and treasure of this world.
She sat at His feet.
She went to His word.
She listened to His teaching.
She saw His glory.
Every human heart aches to see what Mary did. Please do no miss such an important element in Mary's story. Try a new way of looking at things- as a whole – Great is His faithfulness!
She grew to know Him.
She grew to love Him.
She showed the true value and treasure of this world.
She sat at His feet.
She went to His word.
She listened to His teaching.
She saw His glory.
Every human heart aches to see what Mary did. Please do no miss such an important element in Mary's story. Try a new way of looking at things- as a whole – Great is His faithfulness!
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