Put yourself in Elizabeth’s shoes. She is well beyond the age of child bearing. She has been denied the joy, and the pain. An angel appears to her husband and says now is the time. I like his response.
(Luk 1:18 KJV) And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.How many years does it take to become “well stricken”? We are not told because we don’t need to know. Accept the fact that it was a miracle. Elizabeth was at the age where women should not have babies. Remember that Sarah was the same way.
Do you feel that you are “well striken”? Do you feel like you are beyond the age of being useful, at least in your eyes or the eyes of those around you? Keep in mind that God may not be looking at you with the same eyes. I am at an age where I don’t do any long range planning. The caution I keep reminding myself of is that I still need to be flexible enough for the Lord to use me in his plans. He runs on a different time line that I do.
Rejoice and have a merry Christmas.
homo unius libri
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