Luke 1:18-20,62-64 NIV ~ “Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” [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.” [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.”
God silenced Zechariah until he could speak from a place that could actually testify to the Power of Jesus Christ from personal experience. He knew that on this day, Zechariah would walk into the temple out of duty. But He also knew he would walk out with something much more powerful; the faith that comes from an encounter with God. God is going to silence you until you learn to believe and behave like you know him!
It isn’t just about the people; it’s about the Person and Presence of God! It’s not only the law; it’s about His love. Today, lift up your eyes, to God. Don’t go to God any kind of way, make sure you desire to be with Him! The living God has given you a story and a voice to speak of Him; may your lips and your lives tell the story for the rest of your days.
Do you ever wonder why God would choose now, of all times, not to respond to you. It’s in the silent seasons that you hear God the clearer! When you commit to being quiet, silence helps you begin to notice all of the things inside that God has desired to come out– both positive and negative. Silence will help you recognize, and reckon with, what is disrupting your peace.
God deposited a gift seed on the inside of you, and because you didn’t believe what He said He silenced you, because you were looking at your natural life, your natural circumstances and God needed you to see and believe in the supernatural. God caused you to become silent until your gift could come to full maturity, so that it would survive and not die!
God has given you a place where you could conceive. It was in this area and at this moment that conception took place, because God has something for you to do. God deposited His gift on the inside of you, but it’s your responsibility to bring it forward, to bring it to pass, to push it out! It’s just like a woman having a baby m, the seed was planted, and it took 9 months for the baby to grow and develop before it could be born and the woman had to push to bring it forward!
It’s your delivery date! You received your word that will cause you to push out your gift, after you have learned how to be silent! It’s in your silent season that your baby is formed and developed. God had to keep you silent so that you would not miscarry or cause an early delivery! Thank God for closing your mouth! It was just delayed for proper growth, you weren’t denied, now it’s your due time and today is your delivery date! Embrace the silence and see God!
Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father, I’m rejoicing over what you have given me to birth! May I be faithful and committed to what You have entrusted into my care. Father I’m repenting for not believing You the first time that You told me what You were going to do! But today I’m rejoicing because You are the God of another chance and I’m grateful! Father, I repent for not believing what You said because of my current situation! Help me to take my eyes off of me and put them on You in every area of my life. Father take my eyes off of me and place them on You, so that what you put on the inside of me can come forth! In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
Blessings…
Love, Minister Jean
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