Today's Passage: Luke 1
So now we can all rest assured that the game of charades is Biblical! No, I'm kidding...But what this miracle turned out to be certainly served God's purposes. As I was reading that particular section of this chapter, I was thinking of how it must have been for Zechariah. This man was a priest who honored God. But, when Gabriel the angel appeared to him, he was afraid and his response was in disbelief (hence his period of being mute.) The interesting part (at least I thought) was that Zechariah had been praying for this. Then when God answered his prayer, he's in shock and disbelief.
How often do we pray and petition God for things and then when he answers us, we respond in disbelief and give credit elsewhere! I know I have done this in the past. I encourage you to think for a moment about how God has and is answering your prayers, so that you and I might respond appropriately!
The second thing I wanted to point out in today's passage of Scripture is the foretelling of both John the Baptist and Jesus. Many of us might be familiar with Luke 2, especially during Christmas time, as we reflect on the birth of Christ. Here in chapter 1 though, we are also able to see the somewhat paradoxical nature of happenings. John the Baptist, the one who would later be a great preacher/teacher for Jesus, had similar, yet different births. For example, the angel appearing, the fear, the somewhat questioning of happenings (except Mary readily believed). I bring this up, because in my mind it serves to further validate and give evidence to the Virgin birth of Christ.
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