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ANSWERED PRAYER

“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard,

and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.”

luke 1:13 (esv)

The story of this couple is one that many are familiar with. Infertility is a tough journey for anyone to travel. For those who love the Lord and find their desires unmet in this area, the pain feels visceral. Many important men of Scripture were born to mothers who had been childless—including John the Baptist. The births of these men to these mothers were made even more precious by the longing and waiting for their sons. Struggling with infertility can be a painful and sorrowful time in a couple’s marriage.

But Zechariah experienced both joy and doubt when he was told of his special blessing. Isn’t it something, my friend, that when we receive an answer to a long-awaited request, we can’t even believe it? We pray with such little faith that we are surprised when God moves the mountains in our way.

Is there something you are petitioning God for even today? Remember the lesson of Elizabeth and Zechariah and pray believing—no matter how long it takes!

God, I thank You for the reality of answered prayers

and Your goodness to each of us. You are so good.