Get Real November 23 Devotional
November 23, 2024
Luke 1:42, 45 | 42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
Elizabeth goes on to offer Mary specifically spiritual encouragement. She blesses Mary as a woman and as a mother and blesses her unborn child and then she blesses Mary for her trust in God’s purpose and her willingness to take on the calling of parenting the Messiah.
Elizabeth is reinforcing Mary’s choices and her obedient willingness to serve God in this extraordinary way. Time has passed since the Annunciation, when Mary was told of God’s plan. Her encounter with the angel is a memory. Swollen feet and back pain are her daily reality, and fear and uncertainty could have taken over her soul. Elizabeth is the antidote.
Encourage someone today by blessing some aspect of their work for God or their character as a disciple.
