“But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.’” – Luke 1:13
Zacharias and Elizabeth were the parents of John the Baptist.
The Bible describes them as just, righteous, and blameless before God.
Yet Elizabeth was barren, and already past the age to conceive.
But here’s what’s so beautiful:
Even in a culture where a man could take a second wife if the first couldn’t bear children.
Zacharias didn’t took a second wife.
(Remember Hannah’s story? Her husband had another wife.)
But Zacharias loved Elizabeth deeply.
He honored her and understood that barrenness was not her fault but something only God could touch by His grace.
He committed himself to God and her.
He was willing to share her pain and carry her burden as his own.
And how do we know this?
Because the angel said, “Your prayer is heard.”
Zacharias had been perisisting praying not just for a child, but for his Elizabeth.
Can you imagine his patience?
His quiet trust in God?
He didn’t blame God.
He didn’t blame his wife.
He trusted and he kept praying.
He was a persistent, faithful man of prayer.
And yet, when God finally answered, Zacharias couldn’t believe it.
He was overwhelmed, just like many of us when God finally moves after a long silence.
But here’s what we learn from his story:
God is faithful! even when we grow weary in asking.
Even when we start to doubt, He still moves in love.
As disciples of the Lord Jesus, we are not exempt from pain or disappointment.
But we are called to remain faithful to what has been entrusted to us.
And in His time, God will take care of the rest.
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