Luke 1:5-25
Like Zechariah don't miss the anticipation of your promise.
The angel Gabriel told him he would be a father, and he didn't believe it.
Everything in the natural realm told him that for him and Elizabeth to have a
child would be a total impossibility. Zechariah paid for that lack of faith.
The promise would still come true, but he lost something valuable—the joy of
the anticipation of His promise—the expectation of something that was coming
that needed to be shared and spoken. He lost the ability to speak. He lost the
anticipation of the promise to come.
Elizabeth and Mary were both expectant with their promises! Be expectant with yours. Have faith to believe in the impossible. Enjoy your time of waiting for your promise knowing that God is doing a miraculous thing in you. Persevere and do His will, and believe the promise will come (Hebrews 10:35-36). All things are possible with God, and it is always in His timing.
Elizabeth and Mary felt the promises within them growing and maturing. They knew the joy of expectation. Enjoy your time of waiting. It can be almost as joyful as the arrival of the promise itself. God's promise to you is just as real. But don't focus on just the time that it will come. You will lose the joy of expectation in the waiting.
Copyright 2017 Lynn Lacher
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