Keeping a promise

Both Mary and Zechariah cite God’s promise to Abraham while praising the Lord for the birth of Jesus (Luk 1:54-55, 72-73). God’s people understood and expected God to keep his promises. Genesis 12 was still at the forefront of their minds. They were looking for the One in whom all the families of the earth would be blessed. Even after long years of waiting, they had not re-interpreted the plan. They knew that a thousand years is like a day to the Lord and He makes all things beautiful in His time. (2Pe 3:8, Ecc 3:11)