God’s surprises: Unpredictable blessings: remember Elizabeth and Zechariah

 

"But the angel said to him, 'Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.'" - Luke 1:13

"He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." - Luke 1:17

Elizabeth and Zechariah had prayed for a son, and had no idea that their son was written about in the prophecy of Malachi.

Their prayer was answered not in their expected timeline, but in God's perfect timing, when they least expected it. And when the answer came, it was more glorious and significant than they could have ever imagined.

God's timing is always perfect and His answers to our prayers can far exceed our expectations. I will trust in God's timing and remain hopeful, even when it seems like my prayers are delayed.

Topical meditation 2023

September 6