Luke 1:67-80 English Standard Version (ESV)
Zechariah's Prophecy 67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, 68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, 80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. |
From the passage we see:
Zechariah lost his voice…….God had a plan.
Salvation from enemies…...God had a plan.
Remember His Holy covenant…...God had a plan.
Give the people the knowledge of salvation…...God has a plan.
Shine on those living in darkness…...God has a plan.
Guide our feet into the path of peace…...God has a plan.
Like John, we too are part of God’s plan - do we see ourselves in it? Jesus has now been to earth and we need to tell people about God’s ‘tender mercy’, His ‘forgiveness’ and ‘salvation’ by ‘shining on those living in darkness’ and ‘guiding their feet into the path of peace’ through a life in Christ.
We do not know why God took away Zechariah’s voice, but we do know that He did what He said He was going to do - return his voice at John’s birth. This is a powerful truth, that we trust that God will do what He says He will do, even when we don’t know the reason why something has happened or is happening.
“Salvation belongs to our God
Who sits on the throne
And unto the Lamb
Praise and glory, wisdom and thanks
honour and power and strength
Be to our God, for ever and ever, Amen
And we the redeemed shall be strong, in purpose and unity.”
Adrian Howard and Pat Turner
Salvation is in God’s plan and we get to be part of it - hallelujah!
Diane D