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Friday, December 19, 2008
Judges 13:2-7, 24-25, Psalm 71, Luke 1:5-25
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FORGOTTEN PRAYER?
"Do not be frightened, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard." —Luke 1:13
Luke's text gives us several clues to Zechariah's background. Zechariah
and Elizabeth were advancing in age. Elizabeth was past the age of bearing
children (Lk 1:18, 36). Apparently, some years before, Zechariah had
prayed for children; hence, the angel says: "Your prayer has been heard"
(Lk 1:13). Zechariah's startled and skeptical reaction indicates that he
probably had forgotten about this prayer and perhaps hadn't prayed for a
child in quite a few years.
Sometimes we Christians assume that prayer has a kind of spiritual
"statute of limitations," that if God hasn't answered our prayers in what
seems to us a "reasonable" amount of time, then He has forgotten our
prayer and therefore the prayer no longer is valid. However, the angel
tells Zechariah, "Your prayer has been heard" (Lk 1:13). God did not
forget his prayer. As the angel says: "They will all come true in due
season" (Lk 1:20).
Have you prayed for something for a time, then stopped praying because it
seemed to you that God wasn't listening? Take the angel's advice:
"Silence...in the presence of the Lord!" (Zec 2:17) Be still and know that
He is God (see Ps 46:10, JB).
Prayer: (Pray to the Father a seemingly unanswered prayer which you
haven't prayed for years.)
Promise: "In these days the Lord is acting on my behalf." —Lk 1:25
Praise: "O Flower of Jesse's stem, You have been raised up as a Sign for
all peoples; kings stand silent in Your presence; the nations bow down in
worship before You. Come, let nothing keep You from coming to our aid."
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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