Day 2 of Advent - Monday, December 3
Day 2 of Advent -
Monday, December 3
Luke 1: 68-75 -
Anticipation
“Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel, for He has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of
salvation for us in the house of his servant David.”
(Luke 1:68-69)
In the verses before
this passage, we find that Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth, was to have a child. The
child’s father, Zechariah, was given this good news by the angel, Gabriel,
however, Zechariah didn’t believe him. Because of his unbelief, Zechariah was
struck dumb. He couldn’t speak a work during the whole time Elizabeth was with
child. When the child was born, Elizabeth announced that his name would be John
and all the community was shocked since normally he would be named after his
father. When the people gestured to Zechariah about this, he wrote on a tablet,
“His name will be John.” Immediately, his speech returned to him and he began
to praise God and prophesy to all around. The passage for today is his song of
praise.
Have you ever felt
God was telling you something that you thought was the silliest thing you had
ever heard? Like telling Moses that he would lead the Israelites out of Egypt?
Like revealing to David that he would become King? Like telling a young girl
that she would become the mother of the Messiah. God’s Son!
I think that
Zechariah probably missed out on a lot of the excitement and the anticipation
of his coming son. He wasn’t able to tell their neighbors how things were
progressing. He wasn’t able to tell Elizabeth how much he loved her. He wasn’t
able to tell people what they needed for baby gifts. Nothing. He couldn’t say
anything and I think that writing out on a tablet probably got frustrating, so
he just quit trying. But, when the day arrived and Zechariah actually saw his
son and accepted God’s plan, his speech was restored and he could praise God
with all his strength.
When we feel God is
telling us about something that may be coming up in our future, we need to
trust Him so that we can anticipate what is to come. Like we anticipate gifts,
present and food on Christmas morning. But, especially as we anticipate the
birth of Christ.
Spend some quiet time
with God today.
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