Open your Bible to Luke 1:5-25 (NIV),
"In the time of Herod
king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly
division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of
them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and
decrees blamelessly. But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to
conceive, and they were both very old.
Once when Zechariah’s
division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by
lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the
Lord and burn incense. And when the time for the burning of incense came, all
the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
Then an angel of the Lord
appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When
Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel
said to him: “Do not be afraid,
Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many
will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the
Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled
with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. He will bring back many of the
people of Israel to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord, in
the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their
children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous — to make ready a
people prepared for the Lord.”
Zechariah asked the angel,
“How can I be sure of this? I am an old
man and my wife is well along in years.” The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of
God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And
now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens,
because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed
time.”
Meanwhile, the people were
waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. When
he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in
the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
When his time of service
was completed, he returned home. After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant
and for five months remained in seclusion. “The
Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In
these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
6 Lessons that I Learned:
#1 Righteous People Is Not
Perfect People
#2 Righteous People Serve
God with Joy and Respect
#3 God hears the Prayer(s) of Righteous
People
#4 Righteous People Let Got
Raise their Children to Be Godly
#5 Even Righteous People
have Doubts (Too)
#6 God will Reward His Righteous
People
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