Zechariah: "How can I be sure of this?"
Mary: "How will this be?"
I can't even imagine what it was like, standing in front of Gabriel, hearing the awesome news he had brought from God. Hind sight ruins the drama for us... we've read the end of the story, so -- lets be honest here -- the weirdness of these messages from God doesn't shock us. NO ONE imagined it happening this way... an old and childless couple getting pregnant? A young kid pregnant? It was crazy! Miraculous! Of course there would be questions...
However, there is a subtle difference between Zechariah's question and Mary's question. We can't know exactly what they were thinking, but based on how they worded their responses, what was the difference between them? Read verse 45 for some help...
Monday, February 25, 2008
Believe
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Based on their responses, Zechariah doubted what was to happen. He was unsure of what he was hearing. Mary believed what she was being told. She just couldn't imagine how it would/could happen.
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