Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
Luke 1:11-13, 18 NLT
Zechariah was a priest. He had served in the temple a long time. Verse 7 tells us that both he and Elizabeth were very old. He had years of life experiences that he had allowed to shape his thinking and his beliefs. Somewhere along the line, what he believed based on those life experiences had redefined his faith.
We've all done it. Think about your prayer life. Do we pray BELIEVING or do we pray hoping or do we just throw some words up in God's general direction, wishing He would, but figuring He probably won't... based on our life experiences?
The struggle we tend to have with true faith is when what we've experienced in life is different than what the Word of God says about us. Are we able to set our face like a flint (Isaiah 50) in spite of the trials and tribulations and words that come against us? Do we choose to take God at His Word? His Word tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6).
Whether we're new in the Lord or have been serving Him for years, is our faith in God's Word and what HE says about the situation? Or is it in the situation and how we figure it will probably end up based on our own experiences? Have we let our faith become watered down with tears of disappointment? Lost loved ones? Chronic illness? Let's do a heart check. Do we need to repent and realign our hearts with His?
Prayer:
Father,
Forgive us for any and every time we have chosen to believe circumstances over the Truth of Your Word. Clear our minds, O God. Give us clean hands and pure hearts as we earnestly follow You. Help us to see with spiritual eyes Your plan and purpose for everything in our lives. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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