The Wonderful Ways God Works
Scripture – Luke 1:23-25: 23When his time of service was completed, he returned home. 24After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25“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.”
Reflection: What was it like when Zechariah came home? Elizabeth would have greeted him as she had done many times before. Only this time he would be different. He couldn’t talk!
I wonder how, or if, he was able to communicate to her what had happened. It’s a fairly safe assumption that Zechariah knew how to read and write. It’s quite possible Elizabeth did not have those abilities.
How would you communicate to someone without speaking and without written words? Life would become an on-going game of charades. Zechariah had quite a story to tell. I wonder how life was for them.
What we do know is Elizabeth became pregnant, and she was very happy about that. Their life was changing in ways they never imagined. Such is the risk of being a faithful follower. We never know where we might be led.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, December 21
Scripture – Luke 1:26-29: 26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
Reflection: What was it like when Zechariah came home? Elizabeth would have greeted him as she had done many times before. Only this time he would be different. He couldn’t talk!
I wonder how, or if, he was able to communicate to her what had happened. It’s a fairly safe assumption that Zechariah knew how to read and write. It’s quite possible Elizabeth did not have those abilities.
How would you communicate to someone without speaking and without written words? Life would become an on-going game of charades. Zechariah had quite a story to tell. I wonder how life was for them.
What we do know is Elizabeth became pregnant, and she was very happy about that. Their life was changing in ways they never imagined. Such is the risk of being a faithful follower. We never know where we might be led.
An Invitation: A small group will be meeting tomorrow morning from 9:45 – 10:30am to share what we’ve learned and seen in this week’s readings. We’ll meet in the Pastor’s office at Bethel Baptist Church, 13330 Trenton Road in Southgate. Everyone’s welcome to join us.
Reading for Sunday, December 21
Scripture – Luke 1:26-29: 26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
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