“Old and Unbelieving”
“Old and Unbelieving”
Blessings folk!
An angel had just appeared to Zacharias and told him that he and Elizabeth would have a son.
The son was to be named John.
John would be the forerunner of Messiah.
Zacharias’ response?
Rejoicing?
Worship?
Praise?
Nope.
He questioned.
Luk 1:18-20
Zacharias said to the angel,
“How will I know this for certain?
For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
The angel answered and said to him,
“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God,
and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
“And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
We can not verbally hear the tone of his response, though we can hear the tone!
There was doubt.
There was unbelief.
There was statement of fact based upon this unbelief…”I’m old. So is my wife”
This is confirmed when we see the outcome…
Gabriel is a bit miffed.
He states…
- I am Gabriel…let’s Zach know who he is
- I stand in the presence of God…let’s Zach know where he is from and by what power he says these things
- I have been sent…let’s Zach know the purpose
- To speak to him
- To bring good news
Good news!
And Zach was whining.
What happened?
Due to Zach’s unbelief he would be silent/unable to speak until these things take place.
All would/will be fulfilled in their proper time.
So, where do you stand?
As a true Believer do you know Whose you are?
Do you know where you stand?
Do you know your purpose and why you are sent?
Or…
Are you unbelieving?
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