THERE'S HOPE

They were an old couple who had been married for quite some time now but they had no children. They had seen many gynecologists and tried many things even fasted and prayed but to no avail. Some brethren in their church had even suggested that maybe it was because of some sin, lack of faith, or something that they were doing or not doing that God was not pleased with. But Zack and his wife Liz were both righteous before God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Why do bad things happen to good people? Well I don’t purport to know the reason as to why.

Zack didn’t let this fact dampen his spirit and though year after year he thought this would be the year, nothing happened. He didn’t allow this to discourage him from faithfully serving God in his church. Then voila! One day as he was serving faithfully at his place of duty bang! And angel appeared to him and gave him a wonderful message that his wife Liz would conceive and bear him a son. This was too good to be true. Zack had almost lost hope that such a thing would happen. In fact he was so full of unbelief that God struck him with dumbness lest he continue speaking his doubts instead of the promise of God.

As we come to the end of 2016, I don’t know how your year has been. Maybe like this couple Zack and Liz, you have believed God for something for many years but are still barren. You have no “child” and both you and your wife/hubby are well stricken in years. It seems like it might never happen but our encouragement to you is this “Fear not, for your prayer is heard…” Know for sure that whatever it is that you desire and have been praying for, your prayer is heard. He (God) has heard you.

Secondly we know that God has spoken certain things to you. What has God told you? What has He spoken to you about? You see God’s words for you shall be fulfilled in their season. There is always a season for everything. A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to plow and a time to reap, so don’t you worry, you might have been in the season of weeping and plowing, but your season of reaping and rejoicing is about to come. So hang in there your season is coming.

Thirdly, don’t despair. Don’t lose hope. No matter how long it has been, God can turn things around in a minute. There is hope our God is a God of restoration. He will restore to you all those years that the caterpillars have eaten. Maybe you have waited so long to have a baby, maybe you have waited so long to be married. Maybe you have waited soooooooooo long for a job or to start your business, build your own house or whatever it is. Be encouraged by the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth this holiday season, no matter how long there is hope. Have a hope filled 2017, Happy New Year!