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Examining the Christmas Story from the joy of different people involved
1 - Elizabeth and Zechariah
1 - Elizabeth and Zechariah
Both Elizabeth and Zechariah had ‘the right stuff’ when it came to God ()
They were both ‘righteous in the sight of God’ and obeyed God blamelessly
Mary, we don’t know much about her initial start, beyond she was poor - the offering she gave at the temple was the one you were supposed to give ‘if you couldn’t afford the normal offering’
The problem Zechariah had was in how he responded - ‘How can I be sure of this?’
He’s basically saying, ‘I know an angel of the Lord just appeared to me IN THE TEMPLE with A MESSAGE FROM GOD - but how do I know for sure what you’re saying is true?’
This was the guy that should have known better!
And the angel responds appropriately.
He doesn’t tell Zechariah anything that would answer ‘how can I be sure?’ - he literally just responds with, ‘I am Gabriel, and I stand in the presence of God, and I’ve been sent to tell you this’.
The response to ‘how do I know for sure?’ is ‘You know that I am from God - that’s how you know it’s true’.
This is a message that should have brought them great joy.
Doubt cripples joy
Now, the angel came with a specific message for Zechariah, about not only a child coming, but that what that child would accomplish
John was fulfilling a specific role the jews were waiting for - a ‘precursor’ to the messiah, someone to make ‘the roads straight’.
You can see the change in elizabeth when she gets visited by Mary
Those who believe the Lord’s promises will be blessed.
See the key words she’s using here.
‘Favoured, blessed, joy’.
Now, Zechariah and Elizabeth here are held up as the two sides of this same coin.
Doubt, and trust.
Zechariah ‘had the right stuff’, he was even called blameless before God.
But he doubted God’s words.
Elizabeth was also held up to that same beginning, but she believed that the Lord would fulfill the promises made to her.
God calls each of us to respond to His promises
Some of his promises are general ones we find in the bible.
Some are specific ones He’s spoken to each one of us.
But it’s our choice here how we respond - are we going to respond in doubt, or in joy?
2 - Mary
3 - The shepherds and The Wisemen
4 - Simeon and Anna
5 - The World
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