Week 16 - The Journey Day 4
"But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of [the] Lord. He will drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the holy Spirit even from his mother's womb, Luke 1:13-15
"But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of [the] Lord. He will drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the holy Spirit even from his mother's womb, Luke 1:13-15
Filled with the Holy Spirit. We have been talking about receiving the Holy Spirit, what happens when we have received and are filled with Him. The angel Gabriel is speaking of the future, God nor His angels operate in time. "He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord."" Luke 1:17
John was blessed to be born into a faithful home that worshipped God. He was raised with the power and knowledge of God. He was filled with the Holy Spirit in his mother's womb. All these play a role in his journey and our journey. The angel Gabriel speaks in the affirmative, it will happen. The same is true in our lives, God answers prayers and He does give us His Spirit. You can see the change in yourself, you can see how you are responding to God, you see His word in action in your own life. Your thirst is being quenched for that is how God operates, where He is, is Peace.
What is God saying to me?
Dear Father, You give us a hunger for truth, within several verses is a wealth of truth that reveals itself when we sit with it. Thank You Father for going forth and shining light into the darkness bringing about healing and making way for Your Holy Spirit. Your Spirit fills us with truth, the world reveals lies to deceive and distract. Make us aware of Your will in our lives and bring us to repentance for the times we walked away. You are loving and forgiving, only wanting to fill us with Your Holy Spirit.
Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Model of Workmen, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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