Elizabeth knowledge of the child Mary was carrying came from the Lord. Had you wonder how did Elizabeth know Mary was pregnant as she enter her house. How did she know that at Mary voice her baby leaped in her womb and she was filled with the Holy Ghost/Spirit. A woman filled with the Holy Spirit. We do not find this talked about much in Old Testament. Moses sister Marian and I sure of maybe a few more mentioned. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, usually talked about in the gender or group of men and not the women in scripture. Women yes you can be filled by God's Spirit and are upon the day of your salvation as God's seals you with his Spirit to mark you as his child. As a child of God, you can also pray for the infilling of the Holy Spirit as well for the work of God to be done in your life and life of others. Laying on of hands is not just for the men. That is the mistake that perhaps it is not taught. Perhaps because we live in a world that men and women really are not as segregated in thinking in regards to groups, to working side by side with each other within the church realm. It is never question if a woman can be filled with the Holy Spirit. I never heard it question in that regard. I thinking on Elizabeth experience of bringing forth praises of the Lord and the prophesying to Mary of her coming baby being Her Lord. Stop Elizabeth called Mary baby Lord. First to declaration beside the angel Gabriel that that baby was Lord.

When was Jesus known to be Lord publicly not until maybe after the crucifixion, but some spoke Jesus as being Lord by the Spirit long before the crucifixion, even before his birth in human life. As Elizabeth spoke Mary knew in her heart that was spoken to her only confirmed what the angel had spoken to her. This young woman begains to rejoice and magnify the Lord because of what was told her was of God. She rejoiced in the fact that God spoke to the seed of Abraham in verse 55. Mary is speaking that God speaks to all children of Israel both male and female. Because of the role of prophets, we often do not see God speaking to women. Angel spoke to Samson's mother. Priest spoke to Hannah and so forth. We see often the male dominant role in scripture, but not the part of God speaking to the woman. God spoke to all Abraham descendants both male and female. Elizabeth spoke with a loud voice what God had spoken to her about concern her Lord's mother to be and as she shared it only brought more praising from the mother of Her Lord, because the truth was confirmed in her Spirit of divine prophesy of the coming Messiah. Mary was thought to be young and in her teens, but no matter her age, no doubt she was frighten and scared but with confirmation she needed not to fear, but rejoice in knowing her cousin was a witness of the truth of God's blessing in her life. It was not just a fantasy in her mind, but a reality that she was virgin fixing to have a baby in time to come.

Where are you this morning all this is hearsay in scripture. I think your view is based on your beliefs at the moment if you believe God can do anything, or whether or not you can conceive God's ability to speak to his people of any gender. Mary stay with Elizabeth perhaps til the baby was born or left right before, not sure, scripture is vague. Yet we know God left the confirmation in the heart of Mary of the truth of her own pregnancy. There was no longer any doubt if there was ever any doubt. Some people talk all God speaks and grabs hold, others are willing to grab hold with some doubt still in tow, not wanting to be blindsided by fakery, and then there those that doubt and faith is never really there, even with evidence. What evidence did Mary and Elizabeth have they both were with child. Both were expecting. Both probably taking time together to create clothes for their infants in the three months time they had together. No doubt Elizabeth told Mary everything she thought as a woman she might want to know about child bearing, I don't doubt Elizabeth maybe had even witness child birth, though never having a child of her own. The joy the fear of motherhood all in rich with the knowledge of how special each child was. That John the Baptist would preach and prepare the way for the Messiah who was to be born by Mary. The talk the discussion and perhaps even the hopes spoken of the future of what it all might mean.

What do you believe? Can you begin to rejoice at the knowledge of our Lord is coming and has come as we prepare to finish the story of Messiah birth. Prepare your heart to receiving God's greatest blessing to the world, at the time of celebration of the Savior who is Christ our Lord.Prepare your heart to celebrate the repetitive story of the Messiah birth. Let us rejoice knowing he has come as told through prophesy.

Dear Heavenly Father, prepare our hearts as we begin the celebration of Jesus birthday to come. To celebrate the joy of Christ to come as foretold by the angel Gabriel. Let us rejoice at your news to the world. In Jesus precious name, Amen.

Continual Scripture Study: Luke 2:11 KJV
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.