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Show A CHILD IN ANSWER TO PRAYER angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. (Luke 1: 13) "But the N s- Yll.;) 3 PI rA l _'_G(.\Ji- _ We do not know much about the life and prayer of Zacharias and Elisabeth. But this Biblical text suggest that they specifically for a son} no doubt for a long time} although Elisabeth was barren and old. They had been praying never gave up on the answer to their They waited on The Lord to Answer. No doubt they knew the story of Abraham and Sarah} who were about prayers. 100 years old before God made her barren womb wet and she gave birth to Maybe they knew Isaiah 40: 31, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eaqles.: they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk. And not faint." Whatever the hope, one day when Zacharias was about his regular duties as a priest, God sent an angel to the right side of the altar with a Fear not, Zacharias special message. for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Isaac. , " ... Elisabeth shall bear thee shalt call his name First, God has a John. a son, and thou N messenger witha message for all who wait upon Him. You don't have to worry or whether your prayers fret about are heard or not. One writer God said, while you answers. are "ves" , Sometimes the always answer sometimes it's IINo , " is and sometimes it's "not now." You count on God calling He may not say what you want when you want but He answers. still answering your can prayer. He heard Daniel and delivered him from hungry lions. He heard the three Hebrew boys and brought them out of the firey furnace. He heard Elijah and allowed him to whip 850 false prophets single handedly. He heard the women and deliver Peter from jail. Who do you the think !Jnlgkerlthe chains? ;J>eJJv btiv y(Y({f"" lAp,; It is normal to fear the unknown but listen and pay attention because God maybe trying to say something important to you. "Fear not, Zacharias for thy prayer is heard. This kind of fear means to be alarmed or frightened. We N have no record of when and where Zacharias had been praying for a son but all-knowing God knew. So angelic messenger encouraged him to settle down, to be calm, to not fear. Instead, be assured that God has been listening and He is now answering. Although we some time have to wait, there is nothing that ought to calm us down more than knowing that God heard and is the . answering our prayers. God answered Zacharias' prayer barren wife granting he and his -e .f" t= 5» be named John. God He wills and can can by a son to do whatever provide all that we need. We needed a forerunner and here John to prepare the way, to make straight a highway in the desert, to level comes playing field, to announcing the coming of salvation .. The waiting period is over, the Master is coming. the |
