GABRIEL WAS RIGHT
Of course, the angel of God would be right. Elizabeth,. even in her old age, became pregnant. The baby was conceived the old-fashioned way.
A BABY…A BABY BOY
After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant
and for five months remained in seclusion.
Luke 1:24
Can you see her? Elizabeth is
looking out the window. “A son,” she
said out loud. “A son we are to name
John. After all these years, the Lord
has done this for me. His favor has
taken away my disgrace. No longer will
the people look at me as if I am being punished by God.”
The Lord has granted the prayers of Zechariah and Elizabeth. She is pregnant. I believe she chose to stay in seclusion for
the first five months, because she was past childbearing years and was not sure
how this pregnancy would change her body.
During this time, I am sure Elizabeth offered many prayers of
gratitude. I am sure Zechariah saw her
instant faith in the news Gabriel delivered instead of his doubt and
questioning. This seclusion would give
them time to say prayers of gratitude for this gift: a son.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a
town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and
greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard
Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she
exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the child you will bear!
But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to
me? As soon as the sound of your
greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord
would fulfill his promises to her!”
Luke 1:39-45
Can you see Elizabeth touching her stomach? Can you see the wonder and questioning in her
eyes? Can you see her go to Mary and
wonder why she is so blessed that Mary came to her? Do you think she realized her child was
destined to …..
At this point, I do not believe Elizabeth or Mary truly understood the
future of the children they carried.
BUT, I can see two women, with great faith, sitting and sharing their
emotions and their questions. I can
picture them sitting in a garden, offering prayers, and wondering what was
ahead of them.
In the book of Esther, Mordecai told Esther, “Who knows if perhaps you
were made queen for just such a time as this.”
As I read articles about John The Baptist, I realized Elizabeth had not previously
conceived a child because she was being punished by God. Elizabeth had not conceived because she was
to carry a child who was being born for just such a time as this.
IT IS TIME
Elizabeth was ready and gave birth to a son. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise
the child and Elizabeth said, “He is to be called John.” Zechariah, still not able to speak, wrote,
“His name is John.”
You Will Always Be My
Son, Caleb and Kelsey
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