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MARCH 23
Do not fret because of him who “My soul magnifies the Lord,
prospers in his way, 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my
Because of the man who brings wicked Savior.
schemes to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake
wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.
1:47 my Savior. Mary referred to God as
9 For evildoers shall be cut off; “Savior,” indicating both that she recognized
But those who wait on the LORD, her own need of a Savior, and that she knew
They shall inherit the earth. the true God as her Savior. Nothing here or
10 For yet a little while and the wicked anywhere else in Scripture indicates Mary
shall be no more; thought of herself as “immaculate” (free from
Indeed, you will look carefully for the taint of original sin). Quite the opposite is
true—she employed language typical of
his place,
But it shall be no more. someone whose only hope for salvation is
11 But the meek shall inherit divine grace. Nothing in this passage lends
support to the notion that Mary herself ought
the earth, to be an object of adoration.
And shall delight themselves in the
abundance of peace.
Proverbs 12:9–10
48 For He has regarded the lowly state
9 Better is the one who is slighted but
has a servant, of His maidservant;
Than he who honors himself but For behold, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed.
lacks bread. 49 For He who is mighty has done great
A righteous man regards the life of things for me,
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his animal, And holy is His name.
But the tender mercies of the wicked 50 And His mercy is on those who fear
are cruel. Him
Luke 1:39–56 From generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went His arm;
into the hill country with haste, to a city of Ju- He has scattered the proud in the
dah, and entered the house of Zacharias and imagination of their hearts.
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greeted Elizabeth. And it happened, when 52 He has put down the mighty from
Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the their thrones,
babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was And exalted the lowly.
filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she spoke 53 He has filled the hungry with good
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out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are things,
you among women, and blessed is the fruit of And the rich He has sent away
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your womb! But why is this granted to me, empty.
that the mother of my Lord should come to 54 He has helped His servant Israel,
me? For indeed, as soon as the voice of your In remembrance of His mercy,
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greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped 55 As He spoke to our fathers,
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in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who be- To Abraham and to his seed forever.”
lieved, for there will be a fulfillment of those
things which were told her from the Lord.” 56 And Mary remained with her about three
And Mary said: months, and returned to her house.
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DAY 23: Is Deuteronomy simply Moses’ version of the secular covenants and treaties
of his day, or does it represent a unique revelation from God?
The format that Moses used in recording not only the material in Deuteronomy but also the
rest of the Pentateuch bears some resemblance to other official documents from a particular time
in history.This fact can be used by historians in trying to establish a date for the book.This fact can
also be used by those who question God’s unique revelation when they claim that Moses must
have merely been copying the style of other nations of his time.

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