Waiting for a miracle

I can identify with Zechariah. It had been 400 long, silent years. Things continued as the seemingly had always been. He performed his priestly duties faithfully, but it seemed that life had passed him by. Apparently the Lord was not going to act in his generation. But along came the angel Gabriel with the good news of a son (John the Baptist) even in Zecharaiah’s old age. Alas, Zechariah’s faith was all but extinguished by the time Gabriel showed up (Luk 1:18). But Zechariah’s waning faith did not prevent God from acting. Zechariah paid the small price of being temporarily mute, but God went ahead with the plan. Father, thank you that my lack of faith does not stay your mighty hand!