For the next month, God’s faithfulness will be illuminated through this page. Christmas, is an amazing time in the Church to remember the faithfulness of the Father. God is a good God, who is faithful and worthy of our trust. The hope is that after this illumination is over, you will find yourself walking confidently as sons and daughters of God. We will look into the “Christmas”texts of the Bible and get tangible take aways of God’s faithfulness that we can walk in today!
“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.”
Luke 1: 5-7
Does God see me living for Him? Does He even notice the life of devotion I have towards Him? Look at all of these heathens being blessed, and here I am struggling! Have you ever felt like this? You are walking before the Lord in a heart of devotion and love towards Him, but the promises of God don’t seem to be manifesting. You know the promises, you know His word, you know His heart, but His hand has yet to be revealed. If this is you, I have great news! Our Father is faithful!
Zechariah and Elizabeth were blameless before the Lord, yet they were barren in the womb. Zechariah knew that only a son could carry the legacy and torch that he desired to pass off. Elizabeth only knew the touch of a child from second hand experience, it was never a baby of her own that she held. God would show Himself to be faithful and fruitful to what was seemingly infertile. He saw that which was empty and decided to act according to His character and fill the void with fulfillment.
The odds were against them. They were OLD. They may have even given up on the thought of having a child. Despite the lack of a child, they would not lose their identity as children of God. They remained blameless in their walk.
Perhaps you can relate to this. You have been walking blamelessly before the Lord. You’ve devoted your life to Jesus, yet things seems off. Your life doesn’t match the promises you read in Scripture. The odds and circumstances appear to be against you and irreversible. I want to encourage you with this truth. You are in a great place for God to show Himself! Abraham waited for his promises from God, and God was faithful. Zechariah and Elizabeth waited for theirs as well. You are in the same company as these great heroes of the faith.
Do not mistake God’s silence for the negligence of His promises and His follow through. God’s character does not change, therefore, His promises do not change. Just as God would come through for Abraham, Zechariah, and Elizabeth, so He can come to you. Ask the Lord to show Himself to be the God of faithfulness to you, as He was to them. He has not changed, He is the same. He turns that which is barren in to bountiful. He is a faithful Father. Lean into Daddy God and rest in Him in everything. Do not forget His character nor His ways. He is for you.
Nate Staton 