Can you imagine being in Zacharias’ shoes!? The angel Gabriel appears to the right of the altar, in the position of power at the right hand of the mercy seat of God just behind the veil, and makes this declaration to Zacharias that the Lord has heard what he and Elizabeth have no doubt been begging the Lord for for decades. He will at last give them a child! But not just a normal child! This one will be named John and he will lead the way for the coming of the long-promised Savior! What a wonderful answer to prayer – except with a twist! Standing there in the Holy Place receiving this message from Gabriel, God’s appointed messenger, would you have believed?
