“Mary, She Did Know!”
Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you’ve delivered, will soon deliver you.
Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God.
Mary did you know? Mary did you know? Mary did you know?
The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven’s perfect lamb?
That sleeping child you’re holding is the great I am
Mary did you know? Mary did you know? Mary did you know?
Mary did you know?
“Mary, Did You Know?”is a popular and thoughtful Christmas carol sung by many artists today. The lyrics are by Mark Lowry (1984) and the music was composed by Buddy Greene (1991). I found many renditions of the song on YouTube. I chose to link to this one that is sung beautifully by Mary J. Blige. I hope you enjoy the song. I would like to answer the question, “Mary, did you know?” with an answer – “Yes, Mary did know”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_k63Oec7LY
Yes, Mary knew. Maybe she did not know the details of her Son’s life, such as walking on water, but 
Mary did know that her baby boy, Jesus was the Savior of the world, that he came to “save our sons and daughters” and “make you new.”
How do we know that Mary knew?
When the angel came to see Mary, she knew Who God was and what He had promised and was ready to obey God.
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her (Luke 1:34-38).
Mary joyfully and willingly submitted to God’s plan for her to bear the Savior. We find out how much more Mary knew when she visited her cousin Elizabeth and proclaimed her praise for God in her song, known popularly as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55).
Many scholars have portrayed Mary as an ignorant peasant girl with little understanding of the Scriptures. But Mary’s song of praise reveals that she had studied the Scriptures. We can see from Mary’s words that she grew up in a godly family. Listening to and reciting or singing the Scriptures was a big part of her every-day life. Girls did not go to the synagogue as boys did, but that doesn’t mean that Mary, who loved God with all of her heart would not have loved to hear the stories of God’s mighty works and would have lifted her heart in songs of praise to Him.
Did Mary know that Jesus would come to save sons and daughters and give them new life? Yes, Mary said in the Magnificat, “My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation” (Luke 1:47). Mary learned about salvation from many places in the Scriptures including Psalm 9:14; 13:5; 35:9; 48:11; 68:3; 97:1; 149:2, and Isaiah 61:10, “I will rejoice greatly in the Lord; My soul will exult in my God.”
Mary could anticipate that Jesus would do many miracles. She knew from the Scriptures that Jesus would bring restoration and healing such as sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf. The song writer wonders if Mary knew that her sleeping child was the great I AM. Yes, Mary knew that as God, Jesus is the great I AM, even as He would affirm later “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am” (John 8:58).
Did Mary know that when she kissed her baby boy, she kissed the face of God? Yes, she did. Mary knew that Jesus is God and her“baby boy is Lord of all creation” and that her baby boy“would one day rule the nations.”
Mary’s faith is an example to us. She proved her faith by responding with humble obedience. Her cousin Elizabeth confirmed this when she said, “blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord” (Luke 1:45). Mary knew that the child she carried was the Savior that everyone had been waiting for. Jesus is the promised king, the promised son of David.
A blessed Christmas to all!!
