In Luke 1:39-56 we have the story of two mothers, cousins in fact, and their interaction. Luke records the time in human history where God shown light upon then world through the instrument of Motherhood.
Men, we need to consider the reality that when God redeem humanity He chose a woman. He chose to exercise His creative power to usher in His victory through Motherhood. In the darkness of fallen humanity, in a minuet corner of the globe, God gained victory for humanity over the power of satan through a mother!
What necessitated Mary’s immediate hasty departure from her home to visit her much older cousin? The facts of the story is based upon verse 43 that Mary’s visit was as unexpected as her pregnancy, that means that her hasty departure was not a “planned visit”. Mary had just heard the greatest announcement, that she had been chosen by God to be the mother of the Messiah. She had received answers and promises from Gabriel of the certainty of what was going to happen by the power of God. She had surrendered her heart and will, by faith to God’s plan.
As true of those facts are they didn’t alter the reality that she was an unmarried woman who had never had an intimate relationship with a man. Even though Mary was living in regular connection to the grace of God the world around her wasn’t! How was she going to be able to explain her situation to those around her, family, friends, neighbors?
It is for this reason that she made haste out of her home in Nazareth to perhaps the only person who would understand the miraculous, Elizabeth. Mary fled suspicions for sympathy! Elizabeth who had been barren and well past the age of childbearing, advanced in age was now 6 months pregnant! She had no doubt heard her own whispers and now was hearing that God was doing a miraculous work on her behalf. You can’t blame Mary for wanting to be around such hope! It gives us something to ponder with regards to the blessings that God bestows doesn’t it? This blessing from God given to Mary would for a good portion of her life need “sympathy to support it”! This is a Christmas gift we all can give more regularly then one a year!!!