Date: December 7, 2011 3:02 AM
Topic: +DEV+ The Priest's Wife: Elizabeth
The Priest's Wife: Elizabeth
"'But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy'" (Luke 1:43-44).
Scripture Focus: Luke 1: 36-45
It was Elizabeth's disgrace to be barren. Generations of her family history repeated the story. But God always worked through that disgrace, granting the seed which carried out His covenant promise. His promise to Zechariah would be fulfilled, too. Elizabeth - now six months pregnant - was elated. How immense her joy over what the Lord had done for her!
Yet she knew the child to be born was the forerunner for One even greater. The baby's ecstatic leap inside her womb confirmed the remarkable truth: long-expected Messiah was coming! Elizabeth and her beloved relative, Mary - one old, one young - stood in awe while God made the impossible possible in their lives. Elizabeth rejoiced in Mary's belief that what the Lord had said to her would be accomplished (vs. 45). Quite the opposite of her husband's first response to the angel's message!
With the stage set, the action would now move forward. Marvelously, it continues to move forward so that the birth of the Savior touches us still.
Insight: "Come, thou long-expected Jesus...hope of all the earth thou art; dear Desire of ev'ry nation, joy of ev'ry longing heart" (Charles Wesley).
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