The Worship Of Mary

Every person on earth was born to worship God. It is part of God’s design for our lives. The Psalmist wrote, “Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord” (Psalm 150:6). And in truth every person does worship—some worship God, and others worship something else. When we do not put God in His rightful place on the throne of our lives, we find something to take His place. Often a lack of worship of God is an indication of a worship of self instead. 

Mary was a young woman, possibly still in her teens, when Gabriel announced that she would be the mother of Jesus. In response, her heart of worship poured out in a beautiful testimony of praise to God. One of the things I like about Mary’s worship is that it was clearly directed to God. It wasn’t about her need to worship; it was about God and His greatness.

Mary’s worship came from a heart of gratitude. She realized that it was God’s grace that was providing her salvation and the salvation of the world. She humbly accepted God’s plan and rejoiced that she was part of it. 

Kent Hughes said, “The height of devotion is reached when reverence and contemplation produce passionate worship, which in turn breaks forth in thanksgiving and praise in word and song.” This kind of worship should be a daily reality in our lives.

Today’s Discipleship Principle: If we think about all that God has done for us, we will not find it hard to worship Him with our whole hearts.