Together in Prophecy: Luke 1:5–25, 57–80 (NIV) Zechariah and Elizabeth
Good morning, church family!
What a beautiful Sunday to gather in God’s house. And once again let’s thank Kristina and the whole team for
the beautiful Christmas decorations around us. They’ve helped set the tone for this season. A season where we
remember that God Himself came to us as Emmanuel.
This December, we begin our Christmas series:
“Together for Christmas”
Christmas has always been a season that reminds us of the power of being together. Families travel across states
and countries to be with one another. Old friends reconnect. Even strangers share a unique warmth during this
time of year. Most experiences in life, especially the important ones, are deeper and richer when we experience
them together.
In Scripture, the Christmas story is not a solo event. It unfolds through many people whom God brought
together for His divine plan. Mary and Joseph, shepherds and angels, magi and rulers, faithful young people and
faithful old people, all were brought together in the greatest moment of human history: God becoming flesh.
Today’s message is titled: “Together in Prophecy”
Let’s look at an amazing couple who were together in the unfolding of God’s prophetic plan: Zechariah and
Elizabeth. Their story, recorded in Luke 1:5–25 and 57–80, is a story of prophecy, faith, generational calling,
and the truth of God’s Word. Their lives together reveal deep truths about how God prepares the world for
Jesus, how He uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary prophecy, and how He requires each
generation to be faithful with the truth they have received.
Though this is a story set 2,000 years ago, it reaches through the centuries and speaks directly to every hungry
heart today. It is both a compass for those seeking salvation and a roadmap for those who long to serve God
fully.
Luke begins the story with a simple historical marker:
v.5 “In the time of Herod king of Judea…”
At first glance, this may appear to be nothing more than context. But this small phrase tells us something
profound: God chooses to move in troubled times.
Herod the Great was a man of great architectural vision and great insecurity. Although he was called “Jewish,”
he was not Jewish by heritage but from the line of Esau, not Jacob. Rome placed him in power and called him
“King of the Jews,” a title with great political notoriety but lacking any spiritual legitimacy.
The people lived under political tension, social unrest, Roman oppression, and spiritual dryness. The prophetic
voices had been silent for 400 years. There was confusion, fear, and longing. It was not unlike the world today.
God began His redemptive work during a time of great turmoil.
This matters because it reminds us:
God’s greatest movements often begin in humanity’s darkest moments.
When culture is confused, truth is ignored, morality is redefined, and faith seems lost, God is preparing a
deliverer.
Luke introduces Zechariah and Elizabeth: two faithful servants who are surprised.
v.5 cont’d …there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife
Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the
Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. 7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to
conceive, and they were both very old.
They were faithful. Blameless. Righteous.
And yet, they carried deep disappointment.
Elizabeth’s barrenness carried social shame. In ancient Israel, a woman without children was considered “under
God’s reproach”, not because God was displeased, but because culture judged what it did not understand.
Their story echoes Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Hannah, all women through whom God built nations through
miraculous births.
And yet, this couple, faithful but forgotten in the eyes of society, is chosen to play a central role in God’s
unfolding plan.
God delights in choosing the unlikely.
God delights in beginning miracles where hope seems dead.
God delights in starting new chapters long after the world thinks the book is over.
The story continues
v. 8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he was chosen by
lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Jewish tradition teaches that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was considered the highest honor a priest could
receive. Many priests never received it at all.
At the very moment Zechariah entered the Holy Place, the people outside prayed, and heaven opened.
This was not coincidence. This was divine precision.
God orchestrates moments.
He aligns times, places, details, and people.
When people think things are “random” God is working divine revelation.
Zechariah walked into the temple to burn incense.
He walked out unable to speak, but carrying a prophecy.
Let’s read on
10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When
Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.
Before the angel speaks, Zechariah is terrified. Angels in Scripture are not soft-winged musicians; they are
warriors of light who carry the very presence of God.
v.13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah;
Fear is always the barrier between us and the word God wants to deliver.
Then Gabriel continues:
v.13 cont’d “Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him
John.”
This tells us something beautiful:
Even after years of disappointment, they kept praying.
They prayed even when it seemed hopeless, when their bodies said “impossible”, when others had stopped
believing.
God hears prayers that we have stopped expecting answers for.
No prayer prayed in faith is ever wasted.
Gabriel continues:
14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the
sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit
even before he is born.
John is the only person in Scripture described as Spirit-filled from the womb. His entire being was saturated in
divine purpose.
Then Gabriel gives the heart of John’s mission:
16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord,
in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the
wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
To the Jewish, this was huge. Elijah was:
A prophet of fire, a voice that confronted kings, a miracle worker, a man whom God took up without dying, the
prophetic figure they expected to return before Messiah
And they all knew the prophecy from Malachi:
Malachi 4:5–6
“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn
the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents
Gabriel is not saying John is Elijah reincarnated, but that he carries:
Elijah’s boldness, authority, purity, anointing, prophetic power
John would prepare the way for the Lord by calling Israel to repentance, restoring families, and awakening
hearts, just as Elijah had once done.
Malachi and Luke are given in the same breath
For us, Malachi and Luke are separated by:
400 years, different covenants, two sections of the Bible, a page that divides Old from New
But for God, there is no gap. What we call the Old Testament and the New Testament, God calls “My Word”.
And we know this that Heaven and earth shall pass away, but His Word never will.
Scripture tells us:
“With the Lord a day is like a thousand years…” (2 Peter 3:8)
Meaning:
The 400 years between the Testaments are, in God’s timing, a couple of days.
God ends Malachi with:
“…I will send Elijah…”
(God closes the Old Testament.)
Then He begins Luke with:
“…he will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah…”
(God opens the New Testament.)
Matthew 1 and Luke 1 are basically the same moment in time.
It is the same thought, the same breath, the same divine intention.
God doesn’t start a sentence in one century and forget to finish it in the next.
Every Word of God is fulfilled on time, even when it spans generations
Next, Zechariah responds to Gabriel:
v.18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in
years.”
Zechariah looked at his age, not God’s promise.
Let’s look at why Zechariah was silenced, the power of words
Gabriel’s response is firm:
19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you
and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens,
because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
Zechariah’s silence was both:
1. Judgment, unbelief has consequences.
2. Mercy, God was protecting the miracle from words that could contaminate it.
Throughout Scripture:
Words build (Proverbs 18:21) The tongue has the power of life and death
Words bless (Numbers 6:24–26) The Blessing
Words curse (James 3:10) Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing
Words direct destinies (Proverbs 12:14) From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things
God silenced Zechariah because: A prophetic seed cannot grow in an atmosphere of unbelieving speech.
Sometimes God must shut our mouths until our hearts align with His Word.
Luke continues:
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept
making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home. 24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant
and for five months remained in seclusion. 25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has
shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
God removes disgrace, He restores identity. God takes what culture calls shame and makes it testimony.
Elizabeth hid herself for five months, keeping the miracle secret. Some miracles are too intimate to announce
until God says the time is right.
Birth
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives
heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. 59 On the eighth day they came to
circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up
and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62 Then they made signs to his
father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s
astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and
he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of
Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What
then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Zechariah’s Song
Zechariah is filled with the Spirit and begins to prophesy is song:
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
He sings of:
God’s covenant with Abraham, God’s mercy, God’s faithfulness, God’s deliverance, God’s eternal purpose
Then he sings the heart of God’s desire:
(vv. 74–75) “…to enable us to serve Him without fear
in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.”
Holiness is not cultural.
Righteousness is not generational.
They are eternal, because God is eternal.
What He called holy then is still holy now.
What He called sin then is still sin now.
Jesus did not change morality, rather
He changed our access to forgiveness.
Then Zechariah turns to his newborn child:
(v. 76) “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High…”
This blessing is not just a father speaking to a son, it is God speaking to a generation.
Consider how impactful the ministry of John will be and the depth of “He Will Turn the Hearts of Parents to
Children”
This is one of the most important statements in all of Scripture. God was upholding His oath to Abraham that
He would rescue His people from destruction and show them Salvation.
Why does God emphasize this?
Because in God’s design:
Parents impart identity, speak blessing, protect and demonstrate God’s love, teach truth, pass on the legacy of
faith
When Parents turn toward their children, generations flourish.
When Parents turn away, generations fall.
The enemy knows this.
That is why he works relentlessly to:
Distract Parents, Silence Parents, Shame Parents, Break families, Confuse identity
Because if you can break the parent-to-child connection, you can destroy a generation.
But God says:
“Before I send the Savior, I will restore the parents.”
This is why John’s calling was so critical.
Before Jesus’ ministry could begin, the hearts of Israel’s families had to be healed.
Today, we are in the same crisis ancient Israel faced:
When faith is not passed down, the next generation suffers.
If the knowledge of God and the truth of His Word is not passed on, the next generation is vulnerable to
judgment, deception, and destruction.
Hosea 4:6 says:
“My people perish for lack of knowledge.”
This is why there is spiritual warfare over:
Christmas symbols, Public Scripture, Christian songs, Biblical morality, Family structure
The enemy hates the truth because he left the truth and became the farther of lies.
But God loves the truth because He is the truth.
Modern society has tried to make exceptions to what is “right” and claimed that Christians are not required to
live according to truth revealed in the Bible. But God never changes, and His Word will never pass away. It will
always stand as truth.
Luke ends this story beautifully:
(v. 80) “And the child grew and became strong in spirit.”
This did not happen by accident.
It happened because Zechariah and Elizabeth were faithful.
God still works through:
Families, Parents, Mentors, Spiritual fathers and mothers, Faithful believers who invest in the next generation
You are part of God’s generational plan.
You are chosen to pass on truth and carry the gospel forward.
Will You Say Yes to God’s Generational Calling?
Zechariah and Elizabeth responded to God’s plan together. Their obedience became the doorway through which
God prepared the world for His Son.
God is still looking for those who will say:
“Here I am. Use me.”
“Use my life.”
“Use my words.”
“Use my family.”
“Use my generation.”
Will you respond to His plan?
Will you steward truth for the next generation?
Will you guard your words?
Will you turn your heart to your children, biological or spiritual?
Will you join God in His generational mission?
If you say yes, then
Together, we become part of the miracle that God is working today.
Good morning, church family!
What a beautiful Sunday to gather in God’s house. And once again let’s thank Kristina and the whole team for
the beautiful Christmas decorations around us. They’ve helped set the tone for this season. A season where we
remember that God Himself came to us as Emmanuel.
This December, we begin our Christmas series:
“Together for Christmas”
Christmas has always been a season that reminds us of the power of being together. Families travel across states
and countries to be with one another. Old friends reconnect. Even strangers share a unique warmth during this
time of year. Most experiences in life, especially the important ones, are deeper and richer when we experience
them together.
In Scripture, the Christmas story is not a solo event. It unfolds through many people whom God brought
together for His divine plan. Mary and Joseph, shepherds and angels, magi and rulers, faithful young people and
faithful old people, all were brought together in the greatest moment of human history: God becoming flesh.
Today’s message is titled: “Together in Prophecy”
Let’s look at an amazing couple who were together in the unfolding of God’s prophetic plan: Zechariah and
Elizabeth. Their story, recorded in Luke 1:5–25 and 57–80, is a story of prophecy, faith, generational calling,
and the truth of God’s Word. Their lives together reveal deep truths about how God prepares the world for
Jesus, how He uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary prophecy, and how He requires each
generation to be faithful with the truth they have received.
Though this is a story set 2,000 years ago, it reaches through the centuries and speaks directly to every hungry
heart today. It is both a compass for those seeking salvation and a roadmap for those who long to serve God
fully.
Luke begins the story with a simple historical marker:
v.5 “In the time of Herod king of Judea…”
At first glance, this may appear to be nothing more than context. But this small phrase tells us something
profound: God chooses to move in troubled times.
Herod the Great was a man of great architectural vision and great insecurity. Although he was called “Jewish,”
he was not Jewish by heritage but from the line of Esau, not Jacob. Rome placed him in power and called him
“King of the Jews,” a title with great political notoriety but lacking any spiritual legitimacy.
The people lived under political tension, social unrest, Roman oppression, and spiritual dryness. The prophetic
voices had been silent for 400 years. There was confusion, fear, and longing. It was not unlike the world today.
God began His redemptive work during a time of great turmoil.
This matters because it reminds us:
God’s greatest movements often begin in humanity’s darkest moments.
When culture is confused, truth is ignored, morality is redefined, and faith seems lost, God is preparing a
deliverer.
Luke introduces Zechariah and Elizabeth: two faithful servants who are surprised.
v.5 cont’d …there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife
Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the
Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. 7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to
conceive, and they were both very old.
They were faithful. Blameless. Righteous.
And yet, they carried deep disappointment.
Elizabeth’s barrenness carried social shame. In ancient Israel, a woman without children was considered “under
God’s reproach”, not because God was displeased, but because culture judged what it did not understand.
Their story echoes Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Hannah, all women through whom God built nations through
miraculous births.
And yet, this couple, faithful but forgotten in the eyes of society, is chosen to play a central role in God’s
unfolding plan.
God delights in choosing the unlikely.
God delights in beginning miracles where hope seems dead.
God delights in starting new chapters long after the world thinks the book is over.
The story continues
v. 8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9 he was chosen by
lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Jewish tradition teaches that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was considered the highest honor a priest could
receive. Many priests never received it at all.
At the very moment Zechariah entered the Holy Place, the people outside prayed, and heaven opened.
This was not coincidence. This was divine precision.
God orchestrates moments.
He aligns times, places, details, and people.
When people think things are “random” God is working divine revelation.
Zechariah walked into the temple to burn incense.
He walked out unable to speak, but carrying a prophecy.
Let’s read on
10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When
Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.
Before the angel speaks, Zechariah is terrified. Angels in Scripture are not soft-winged musicians; they are
warriors of light who carry the very presence of God.
v.13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah;
Fear is always the barrier between us and the word God wants to deliver.
Then Gabriel continues:
v.13 cont’d “Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him
John.”
This tells us something beautiful:
Even after years of disappointment, they kept praying.
They prayed even when it seemed hopeless, when their bodies said “impossible”, when others had stopped
believing.
God hears prayers that we have stopped expecting answers for.
No prayer prayed in faith is ever wasted.
Gabriel continues:
14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the
sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit
even before he is born.
John is the only person in Scripture described as Spirit-filled from the womb. His entire being was saturated in
divine purpose.
Then Gabriel gives the heart of John’s mission:
16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord,
in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the
wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
To the Jewish, this was huge. Elijah was:
A prophet of fire, a voice that confronted kings, a miracle worker, a man whom God took up without dying, the
prophetic figure they expected to return before Messiah
And they all knew the prophecy from Malachi:
Malachi 4:5–6
“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn
the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents
Gabriel is not saying John is Elijah reincarnated, but that he carries:
Elijah’s boldness, authority, purity, anointing, prophetic power
John would prepare the way for the Lord by calling Israel to repentance, restoring families, and awakening
hearts, just as Elijah had once done.
Malachi and Luke are given in the same breath
For us, Malachi and Luke are separated by:
400 years, different covenants, two sections of the Bible, a page that divides Old from New
But for God, there is no gap. What we call the Old Testament and the New Testament, God calls “My Word”.
And we know this that Heaven and earth shall pass away, but His Word never will.
Scripture tells us:
“With the Lord a day is like a thousand years…” (2 Peter 3:8)
Meaning:
The 400 years between the Testaments are, in God’s timing, a couple of days.
God ends Malachi with:
“…I will send Elijah…”
(God closes the Old Testament.)
Then He begins Luke with:
“…he will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah…”
(God opens the New Testament.)
Matthew 1 and Luke 1 are basically the same moment in time.
It is the same thought, the same breath, the same divine intention.
God doesn’t start a sentence in one century and forget to finish it in the next.
Every Word of God is fulfilled on time, even when it spans generations
Next, Zechariah responds to Gabriel:
v.18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in
years.”
Zechariah looked at his age, not God’s promise.
Let’s look at why Zechariah was silenced, the power of words
Gabriel’s response is firm:
19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you
and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens,
because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
Zechariah’s silence was both:
1. Judgment, unbelief has consequences.
2. Mercy, God was protecting the miracle from words that could contaminate it.
Throughout Scripture:
Words build (Proverbs 18:21) The tongue has the power of life and death
Words bless (Numbers 6:24–26) The Blessing
Words curse (James 3:10) Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing
Words direct destinies (Proverbs 12:14) From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things
God silenced Zechariah because: A prophetic seed cannot grow in an atmosphere of unbelieving speech.
Sometimes God must shut our mouths until our hearts align with His Word.
Luke continues:
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept
making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home. 24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant
and for five months remained in seclusion. 25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has
shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
God removes disgrace, He restores identity. God takes what culture calls shame and makes it testimony.
Elizabeth hid herself for five months, keeping the miracle secret. Some miracles are too intimate to announce
until God says the time is right.
Birth
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives
heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. 59 On the eighth day they came to
circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up
and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62 Then they made signs to his
father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s
astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and
he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of
Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What
then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Zechariah’s Song
Zechariah is filled with the Spirit and begins to prophesy is song:
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
He sings of:
God’s covenant with Abraham, God’s mercy, God’s faithfulness, God’s deliverance, God’s eternal purpose
Then he sings the heart of God’s desire:
(vv. 74–75) “…to enable us to serve Him without fear
in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.”
Holiness is not cultural.
Righteousness is not generational.
They are eternal, because God is eternal.
What He called holy then is still holy now.
What He called sin then is still sin now.
Jesus did not change morality, rather
He changed our access to forgiveness.
Then Zechariah turns to his newborn child:
(v. 76) “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High…”
This blessing is not just a father speaking to a son, it is God speaking to a generation.
Consider how impactful the ministry of John will be and the depth of “He Will Turn the Hearts of Parents to
Children”
This is one of the most important statements in all of Scripture. God was upholding His oath to Abraham that
He would rescue His people from destruction and show them Salvation.
Why does God emphasize this?
Because in God’s design:
Parents impart identity, speak blessing, protect and demonstrate God’s love, teach truth, pass on the legacy of
faith
When Parents turn toward their children, generations flourish.
When Parents turn away, generations fall.
The enemy knows this.
That is why he works relentlessly to:
Distract Parents, Silence Parents, Shame Parents, Break families, Confuse identity
Because if you can break the parent-to-child connection, you can destroy a generation.
But God says:
“Before I send the Savior, I will restore the parents.”
This is why John’s calling was so critical.
Before Jesus’ ministry could begin, the hearts of Israel’s families had to be healed.
Today, we are in the same crisis ancient Israel faced:
When faith is not passed down, the next generation suffers.
If the knowledge of God and the truth of His Word is not passed on, the next generation is vulnerable to
judgment, deception, and destruction.
Hosea 4:6 says:
“My people perish for lack of knowledge.”
This is why there is spiritual warfare over:
Christmas symbols, Public Scripture, Christian songs, Biblical morality, Family structure
The enemy hates the truth because he left the truth and became the farther of lies.
But God loves the truth because He is the truth.
Modern society has tried to make exceptions to what is “right” and claimed that Christians are not required to
live according to truth revealed in the Bible. But God never changes, and His Word will never pass away. It will
always stand as truth.
Luke ends this story beautifully:
(v. 80) “And the child grew and became strong in spirit.”
This did not happen by accident.
It happened because Zechariah and Elizabeth were faithful.
God still works through:
Families, Parents, Mentors, Spiritual fathers and mothers, Faithful believers who invest in the next generation
You are part of God’s generational plan.
You are chosen to pass on truth and carry the gospel forward.
Will You Say Yes to God’s Generational Calling?
Zechariah and Elizabeth responded to God’s plan together. Their obedience became the doorway through which
God prepared the world for His Son.
God is still looking for those who will say:
“Here I am. Use me.”
“Use my life.”
“Use my words.”
“Use my family.”
“Use my generation.”
Will you respond to His plan?
Will you steward truth for the next generation?
Will you guard your words?
Will you turn your heart to your children, biological or spiritual?
Will you join God in His generational mission?
If you say yes, then
Together, we become part of the miracle that God is working today.