Do you hear what I hear?~Count Down Day 8
Last year I called it Adventures in Advents or some sort of cute thing, but this year I am counting to the end of the year with a stop off on the most important day!
One of the most important birth's was John, Jesus' cousin. John the Baptist’s dad, Zechariah, connected the dots when he
praised God in his prophetic Word. If you read all of Chapter 1 of Luke you will
understand the full story, but this part stood out today. Zechariah shared the
truth, even before the people really knew. They listened though because he had
not been speaking throughout wife’s pregnancy because he could not speak. He
did not believe she would be pregnant because of her age but God had a plan!
Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit
and gave this prophecy: “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has
visited and redeemed his people. He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal
line of his servant David, Luke 1:67-68
The reason Jesus came when He did was God’s plan. Everything
that happened was His plan. We try to plan our days; the Word says man plans his
plans, but God makes things happen. That is grossly paraphrased but its what it
means.
You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will
prevail. Proverbs 19:21
What are you planning for the rest of this year’s days? Have
you asked God to be a part of it, or is He included in all of it? If He is
included in all that means He has the direction ,and you follow Him. Let’s try
to seek, ask, listen to God this week to see what God wants for us to do. Start
out by praying and asking for direction, then stop and listen. Zechariah didn’t
talk for about 9 months; I think we can wait a few moments to hear from God.
Take time to listen, then obey, trust God to know what He is doing.
In His Love,
Teresa Wilson