God Is Able And Willing

God Is Able And Willing

And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.

From now on all generations will call me blessed.”

Luke 1:46–48

Mary praised God for his power, knowledge, and desire to perform many amazing and great works. This song of praise strengthens our faith, comforts those who are humble, and terrifies all the powerful people on earth. She didn’t sing it for herself alone. She wanted all of us to sing this song with her.

The great works God has done won’t comfort you unless you believe that God is capable of doing them. More important, you must believe that God is willing to do them. However, believing that he is willing to do them for others but not for you is inadequate too. If you only believe this much, you will put yourself beyond the reach of what God wants to do for you. This is what people who don’t fear God do, as well as what people who have weak faith do. Those with weak faith have lost hope in God and, because of their hardships, have fallen into despair.

Believing that God is willing to help other people but unwilling to help you shows that your faith is dead. It’s like believing in a fairy tale. You shouldn’t waver or have any doubts about God’s intentions toward you. You must train yourself to firmly believe that he is able to do great things for you and that he is willing to do them. This kind of faith is alive and real. It will spread throughout every aspect of your life and transform you. If you are powerful, it will make you afraid. If you are humble, it will give you comfort. The more powerful you are, the more afraid you will be. The humbler you are, the more comfort you will receive.