“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
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… of Elijah, to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Zachariah asked the angel, how can I be sure of this? I'm an old man and my wife is well along in years. Write down point number two today. Doubting doesn't cancel God's decision. I just love this about God because Zachariah hears this amazing word from the angel. Your son, don't let him have a drink of wine. He's going to operate in the spirit of Elijah. He's going to turn many back to God. He's going to prepare the way of the Lord. You would have thought Zachariah would be like, yes, PTL. He goes, how? no it sounds cool but like how isn't it amazing that so many of us god will speak to us and tell us he's going to do something and our first response is how well so how no i'm not saying it didn't sound good all that stuff sounds good but just like how some of us in order for us to obey god we need an itemized printed out list of all the things that God's about to do. …
And Zacharias said to the angel, how shall I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years. And the angel answered him, I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their time. And the people were waiting for Zechariah and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. After these days, his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. And for five months, she kept herself hidden, saying, Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me to take away my reproach among people. …
… Zechariah said to the angel, How well I know this is so, for I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years. The angel replied, I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news, but now because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will become mute, unable to speak until the day these things occur. Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondered at his delay in the sanctuary. When he did come out, he could not speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them and remained unable to speak. When his time of service was ended, he went to his home. and after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she remained in seclusion she said this is what the Lord has done for me when he looked favorably on me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people Amen I assume that all of us who have gathered in this place for the pastor school are here because in one way or another we are interpreters of the Christian faith, communicators of the gospel of Jesus Christ. …