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Luke 1:41-44
"41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy."

We are studying Mary, the Mother of Jesus! She is beloved by the world today, but it was not always that way. She was one of the last people you or I would consider for the position of Mother of GOD! Mary accepted GOD'S plan for her; "Behold the HANDMAID of the Lord." She is willing to do whatever it takes and pay whatever the price. Can you or I wrap our minds around what she is committed to doing?

It would have been a VERY good thing for her to get away from Nazareth. She journeyed about seventy miles to visit her cousin Elisabeth and her husband Zacharias. Getting away was a priority, she also gets to confirm her cousin’s pregnancy, which the Angel had mentioned, to show her the reality of her own pregnancy. This circumstance had to be surreal and really challenging to come to grips with for anyone in this situation.

Today's verses show us just how GREAT our GOD is; not only does He confirm Elizabeth's pregnancy He also sees to it that the baby Jesus is CELEBRATED TOO! "And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was FILLED with the HOLY GHOST: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the MOTHER of MY LORD should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, THE BABE leaped in my womb for JOY." This is John the Baptizer in utero excited about and jumping for joy knowing the Savior of the world is conceived and on His way to being born incarnate!!! This is such an incredible moment!! We are blessed to have this account for the record!
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