Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 1:12-20
by: Leota Stevens.
Whoa! Gabriel really doesn’t mess around when he’s on the Lord’s mission! He’s factual and reassuring and absolutely adamant that whatever God promises will come true. Zechariah, like the rest of us finite creatures, questioned the message. His human reaction was to point out all the reasons this prophetic announcement could not come true. Gabriel could have let him prattle on with his faith-destroying speech, but that would only have stirred up controversy in the community. Silence was indeed the golden opportunity to give Zechariah time to mull over the message in his mind, and to come to a point of acceptance and belief.