Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 1:12-17
by: Victoria Shephard.
In this passage we find the angel telling Zacharias exactly what kind of greatness his future son was born for, while Zacharias listened in fear. Although we are not told that he had specifically prayed for a child, the angel said, "your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son" (v. 13). Truly, God does answer prayer!
Is there anything you've wanted for so long that you thought you'd never get it? Zacharias and Elizabeth teach us never to give up hope. Perhaps God will indeed answer our prayer and answer it in a way we never dreamed.