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Though Zechariah was serving in the temple, publicly doing his own work as a priest.
He served, though, but there was something he missed by his interraction with the angel of the Lord in Luke chapter 1.
We have to examine when the angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah and revealed what God has planned for his family in response to their prayers.
Luke 1 vs 18; Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
His response to the angel of the Lord made his mouth to be shut, and he was unable to speak until God's word came to pass.
It appears to me that God wants us to be silent so He can fulfil all the He had said concerning us.
Luke 1 vs 20; 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 appointed time.”
If man decides to speak, God will decide to be silent. We can not be speaking when our God is speaking.
Many of the errors we commit as Christians are based on the fact that we want to be sure of what the Lord wants to do. Meanwhile, what is expected of us is to obey.
Unlike mary, the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1 vs 38; “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
The office of a servant of God is always to find out what God wants for him/ her and not try to question the authority of Jesus.
Many of us are yet to be servants truly, and we talk more about becoming faithful in our servanthood.
May God help us to be servants!
Israel Oladoja
𝐈'𝐌 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍!
#𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
#backtothebasis
#MOULDEDforSHIFT
He served, though, but there was something he missed by his interraction with the angel of the Lord in Luke chapter 1.
We have to examine when the angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah and revealed what God has planned for his family in response to their prayers.
Luke 1 vs 18; Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
His response to the angel of the Lord made his mouth to be shut, and he was unable to speak until God's word came to pass.
It appears to me that God wants us to be silent so He can fulfil all the He had said concerning us.
Luke 1 vs 20; 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 appointed time.”
If man decides to speak, God will decide to be silent. We can not be speaking when our God is speaking.
Many of the errors we commit as Christians are based on the fact that we want to be sure of what the Lord wants to do. Meanwhile, what is expected of us is to obey.
Unlike mary, the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1 vs 38; “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
The office of a servant of God is always to find out what God wants for him/ her and not try to question the authority of Jesus.
Many of us are yet to be servants truly, and we talk more about becoming faithful in our servanthood.
May God help us to be servants!
Israel Oladoja
𝐈'𝐌 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍!
#𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
#backtothebasis
#MOULDEDforSHIFT
