Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 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 their proper time."
Luke 1:18-20
This time I read it though it was different. See I got to thinking about the Lord’s will, His power and myself. See the I read this and started thinking about how many times would I have to become mute to learn that what the Lord says will come true and that He is in control. I tied this directly to another common verse that sticks in my head these days.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jer. 29:11
My fear is that if the Lord was to treat me with the consequences of that of Zechariah that I would end up being mute my whole life. See I feel His promises are all over the bible yet I tend to want to take things into my own hands, do my own thing, be in control, and want things in my timing. These have been the story of my life over the past 31 years, but this different look at Luke 1 definitely has caused me to think and meditate on who He is and who I am in respect to that. I need to live each and everyday knowing that He is who He says He is and will fulfill the promises He makes. I may need to take my Faith to a new level and my relationship with Him to a new level also, but He has been gracious with me. After all He could have made me mute many times over. Hey, I may never have spoke if this verse was true for me and every time I question Him.
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