In Luke 1:57-80 it is time for the new miracle baby to be circumcised and receive his name. So all of Elizabeth's relatives and neighbors come to rejoice with her because of the Lord's great mercy. Now they are going to call this baby Zacharias after his father. But Elizabeth says, "No indeed; but he shall be called John."
What a surprise! They all reply that there is no one in all her family with that name. They make an appeal to Dad. He gets a tablet and writes,"His name is John." And... You can bet the astonished neighbors are not prepared for what happens next.
You see the last thing Zacharias had said some nine months earlier had been a full of doubt and unbelief question to the angel Gabriel, himself. So Gabriel had pronounced that Zacharias would be unable to speak until the predicted son appeared. But now, even in the face of disapproval from family and friends, he had written words of faith. "And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God."
Words of faith are sweet music to our Father and have power beyond what we can imagine. Let's use them to honor Him today.
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