Zechariah was praying for a child(Luke 1: 12; your prayer has been heard...) in his advance years ( Luke 1:9; they were both well along in years...).
mm..not bad...quite a faith he's having..considering it's quite against the odd to pray for a child when they were well along in years and they were couples who loved God from their heart (Luke 1:6; observing all the Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly and were upright in the sight of God... // evidence from the phrasing that it speaks favorably of them. They're not just doing the forms of serving and following laws only, but out of the heart, reveals about their heart for Him.)
So what's the point..they were couples who trusted in God and loved God. Persevered in faith in God with regards to having a child despite their age and at the same time not demanding from God which isn't evident from the way the passage describes and how they were blessed subsequently with John. They continued to walk with God, serving Him out of their heart for God.
Conclusion so far....inspiring..haha..
Reminded: Trust God's goodness and timing. Continue to have faith in Him, continue strongly in our relationship with Him, continue to serve out that relationship with Him.
Surprises...Zec's child is John, who would have a very direct role in God's plan of Jesus.
Zec was just praying for a child but little did he know of God's plan for the child...surprise surprise.
Thoughts..appreciate that our answered prayers could very much be God's plan for something bigger which we could not forsee or perceive. We could only see so much so far, God sees everything ha..
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