God Cares

Monday, December 20

God cares

And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.” Luke 1:18

Have you ever wanted something so bad, you waited years for it to come true and when it actually does you doubt it’s evening happening? The term we use for this is, ‘I could pinch myself’ this can’t be real. This must be how Zechariah felt when the angel Gabriel appeared to him. Zechariah and Elizabeth waited a long time, hoping and praying to have children. But as the years passed and they grew old, it did not seem possible that this dream would ever come true. Yet one day the angel Gabriel appeared to him, saying Zechariah’s future son would be great in the eyes of the Lord. His son would be John the Baptist—the forerunner of Christ.

This is where Zechariah gets in trouble. He asks how he would know for sure all this was true. It’s not hard to picture Gabriel crooking an eyebrow, saying, “Huh?” Isn’t this what you’ve been praying, wishing, and asking for? But this isn’t the response. Scripture says “And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at the appointed time.”

Today, take comfort in our Father’s care. God repeatedly shows that He takes care of his own, and does immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine. Zechariah was blessed with a son beyond any he could have imagined—surpassed only by Christ himself. When asked what his son’s name would be, Zechariah wrote, “His name is John.” With this renewed confidence of certainty and faith, his voice returned.

What are you hoping for this season? Are you setting your expectations low?