Joyous Workers Do Most for God
H. Bonar, D. D. Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,… Joy. God delights in joy; and His desire for His people is that they should be trustful and joyful — and this both for their own sakes and for His glory. God needs vigorous workers, and He can only have these by bestowing on them a joy adequate to the greatness of the work. In joy the apostles went forth to work for God, and they found that the joy of the Lord was their strength. It is joy then, not sorrow, that is our strength; and they that have done most for God, have been those who have had most joy in God. (H. Bonar, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, WEB: Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.