The Virgin Mary made a confession that has in it some Good News for our encouragement. It’s in Luke 1:48 where she says that the Lord “hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden.”
No one likes to be in a “low estate.” We want to be in a higher “estate.”
But the Good News is that if we confess the truth of our “low estate,” the Lord makes a response:
He “regards” it.
The Lord responded to her humble confession by lifting her to the highest “estate” that any woman could envisage—to be the mother of the world’s Redeemer!
If you and I can humble our souls and confess the truth of our “low estate,” the dear Lord will “regard” it, that is, think about it, and He will plan for our better future.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil ...” (Jer. 29:11). The Lord thinks of each of us as though we were the only person in the world; and His “thoughts” about us and for us are always “good,” in that His plans for us are always bright and prosperous in our circumstances.
He “thinks” about each of us individually; He knows all about our history, even from our days as a fetus in the womb of our mother; and because of the sacrifice of Christ when He saved the world by His cross, the Father individually ponders and thinks about us.
Even if we have sinned grievously, the “thoughts” that the Father has towards us are always thoughts of His much more abounding grace; this is because of the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus.
The Father is not planning vengeance or punishment toward us—no! Even if we deserve such; His “thoughts” or His planning are of His much more abounding grace.
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