Zacharias is standing before the altar of incense within the temple where only priests went to serve God. An angel from the LORD suddenly was standing at the right hand side of that altar…and gave Zacharias a message from God about a son yet to be conceived and born. How did Zacharias react? He doubted […]
Zacharias stood in stunned silence as an angel of the LORD told him about his son, not yet conceived. (See Luke 1:12-13) Zacharias was being prepared by God to be a father to the baby who would become the honored prophet of introducing Messiah to the world. What experiences have you had which have prepared […]
As Zacharias stood at the altar of incense, as he listened to an angel of the LORD telling him the impossible news…that he and Elizabeth were going to have a baby son…Zacharias was stunned. (See Luke 1:13) The angel told Zacharias of the baby’s name and how people and God would react to him. He […]
God sent an angel to tell Zacharias about John, who would become known as John the Baptizer. The angel gave an important and miraculous message to an incredulous Zacharias. Zacharias was told about his baby son who would be born to his wife Elizabeth. Instructions were given in how to raise the child and what […]
Think about when you have been going about your own business, doing your duties and responsibilities in life – and suddenly you are brought up short! You have done nothing, but you are troubled by what you have seen, heard or read. You are troubled to the point of real fear. And many times […]
(NIV) Romans 11:33-36 “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, And his paths beyond tracing out! 34‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?’ 35‘Who has ever given to God that God should repay him?’ 36For from him and […]
Many years had come and gone for Elizabeth and Zacharias…years of grief because they had no children. (Perhaps you know this kind of heartbreak…trusting the LORD God in your circumstances may mean sacrifice of dreams – even dreams which are good.) Godly parents are those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and follow His ways. […]
My prayer is for you to grow in your faith as you depend on God and His words of truth. My prayer is for you to use these devotionals as a starting point in praying to the living God of the Bible. To use His words, to think about what He has done and is […]
Doctor Luke is careful to give names and times to his documented account of the Good News of Jesus Christ. He established the time frame for the following account of Zacharias and Elizabeth by beginning with “In the days of Herod, king of Judea…” (NASB) Luke 1:5 “…there was a priest named Zacharias, of the […]
God’s word is written, His Word is given to all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. The gospel of Luke was written to Theophilus. The Good News of Jesus Christ was written to one man so that he would know the exact truth about the things he had been taught. (See Luke 1:4 […]