God Has Heard Your Prayer!

Ezekiel 45; Ezekiel 46; Luke 1
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Luke 1

5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. 6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations. 7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.

8 One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. 9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. 10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.

11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. 12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. 13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. 14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. 17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”

34 Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”

35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. 36 What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she’s now in her sixth month.

37 For nothing is impossible with God.”

Observation

Ever feel like you have been praying and praying for something but God has still not responded to your request? What if you were in Zechariah’s place and had been praying and praying for a child, but no answer came until you and your wife were completely past the age to have children and then God sends you word via one of his Angels that you are going to have a baby! God loves to do things that are way cool and way impossible at least in our small minds is beyond possible.

I don’t know what you are going through but you might just want to memorize this little reminder that the Angel left with Mary when he shared with her an even bigger miracle. He shared with her that she was going to have a baby even though she had not had sexual intercourse with a man yet. He announced that this virgin was going to have a baby and he reminded her, “Nothing is impossible with God.”

Nothing!

Application

I will hold onto verse 37, “For nothing is impossible with God.” That pretty much covers anything that I will face today!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, You are such a Good Heavenly Father. Thank you for a very good day. I am so tired, but I am so grateful to You for this day. You have been with me every second. I am so blessed. Thank you for doing the impossible in my life and in the lives of the people that I love. It was neat how you healed Trudy, our church receptionist this week and completely removed the nodule that was in her lung. Thank you for answering our prayers.

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