A Devotion Over Verses: Luke 1:11- 18 Gabriel, the angel of the Lord appeared before Zacharias to tell him his prayer had been heard. His wife Elizabeth, would finally bear the child they desired, and were to name him John. Gabriel told them that John would be no ordinary child, but would be the one to go before the Lord to prepare His way. Since the beginning of time, God’s plan to save mankind, was always to be through Jesus. Many events had to take place first however, before His coming. Zacharias and his wife were well in their years before Gabriel appeared to him with such great news, it was hard to receive. At the right time, God fulfilled their prayer, but for His great purpose; to make way for the coming of the Lord, our Savior and Deliverer. Gabriel said to Zacharias, "you will have joy and gladness and many will rejoice at his birth." Can you imagine, all the years they spent praying, hearing nothing in response? So many nights of frustration, tears, and hopelessness. Then finally, when they likely had finally given up on that dream altogether, God heard them. I wonder how Zacharias felt in this moment, the mixture of his emotions getting the best of him; happiness and uncertainty tugging at his heart at the same time? Friends, when God doesn't answer our prayers right away, it's easy to start to lose faith in them ever coming true. But there is an appointed time for everything. God does not always move when we think He should move in our situations, yet His timing is always perfect. What we can't always see, is that God is faithfully at work behind the scenes, getting all the details worked out beforehand. In Zacharias case, God's divine order had to happen before their prayer could be answered. It wasn't that God was slow to respond to their heart's cry, but rather, He had a much bigger purpose for the child they prayed for, bigger then they even realized. God was setting in motion, the coming of His Son. Sometimes certain things have to be aligned before God will move, so never lost hope. God sees, and hears, and moves divinely in all things. Maybe you've been called to make way for something much bigger than you like John. Maybe you've been waiting for years for your prayer to be answered like Zacharias and Elizabeth. Either way, rejoice in knowing God will bring everything together at the right time, to be used in His great plan. Make way for Jesus to come and fill your life, make way to be used by the Lord. Shanaya
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Miss Abby
11/30/2016 02:19:19 pm
Amen. This post was so on time! Thank you, Shanaya, for these deeply encouraging words that spoke right to my soul. Rejoicing right now <3 <3
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Kalie
11/30/2016 02:22:46 pm
Yes! ❤️ amen! His timing is so perfect.
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