In this Advent season, I was reflecting on the words of the angel to Zechariah, who had been serving as priest in the temple. The angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard." Luke 1:13. The words that followed from the angel indicated that his wife, Elizabeth, would bear a son and whose name is to be John.
I started to wonder, considering that Elizabeth and Zechariah were up in years this certainly was a shock. Had they actually been praying well into their old age? Did they really believe that God would send them a child when Elizabeth was well beyond the child-bearing age? Maybe they had given up and maybe not.
Whether they did or not, God knew their prayers and right at this time in their lives brings an answer.
It made me think of the scenario where we might have given up on our praying for something we have eagerly desired. That doesn't mean that God has forgotten our fervent pleas for what we truly wanted. We all live in the wildness of our God, who can do beyond what we ever can imagine!
What is your attitude toward prayer? If a prayer has not been answered after a period of time, do you call it quits or do you still live in expectation?
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