the fearless message: Zechariah

When God showed up near Zechariah, it startled him.  The Angel of the Lord said to "fear not".  The message was good news.  "Your prayers have been heard and your wife Elisabeth will bear a son." (Luke 1:13) There are times when God speaks and we have already concluded He failed.  The issue has moved from hard to impossible.  This is the case with Zechariah.  God had intervened in a special way.  He shows up with good news.  The solution is certain. Zechariah's attitude concluded otherwise.  This passage fascinates me because the answer was guaranteed.  It would happen.  Zechariah's response caused drama.  The angel declared that he wouldn't speak for 9 mos.  He didn't speak for 9 months. The answer came. John the Baptist was born and Zechariah learned the hard lesson that God can do the impossible.  Praise God!