Thanks for Zacharias!
“And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied saying: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant – as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old – salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
“’…to show mercy toward our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant, the oath which He swore to Abraham our father, to grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
“’And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways; to give His people the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.’” Luke 1:67–79
Because Zacharias knew the promises of Scripture, he could anticipate the unfolding of God’s plan for His people. He recognised that God had a special task for his son, even though he could never imagine John would be killed for being God’s ‘herald’ for the greatest of all Kings.
King Jesus changed the world with obedience, so He is worthy to bring the hope of salvation to you and me for eternity.
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Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTES: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
The Five Solas: Individuals are saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone!
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