Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 1:11-16
by: Trisha Gerstel.
Today’s Bible passage is a good example of an exclusive promise from God. The angel’s message was clearly meant especially for Zechariah and Elizabeth, who would be blessed by a son filled with the Holy Spirit. When we read promises such as this one, we may be tempted to “breeze by” without responding in praise because we do not feel as if these promises hold a benefit for us—but that is not true. Even exclusive promises reveal the power, love, and plan of God and should elicit a praise response from His people.