Season 1 of the TV series The Chosen features the tagline, “Get used to different”, based on a line by Jesus in the show. In yesterday’s passage, John was giving the people a taste of different in responding to their questions, “What should we do?” Today, we see John continue to speak of what is different about the one to come. John was preaching a message of repentance and Jesus started His ministry with the same message.

Andy + Becky Lomax

In the opening line of today’s passage, Luke tells us that Zechariah prophesied (he had a lot to say after months of silence)…Before reading Zechariah’s prophesy, first meditate on who you know God to be and reflect on the hope you have from His Word.

Andy + Becky Lomax

When God sent His messenger Gabriel to Nazareth, Mary was walking down the path to marriage to fulfill the expectation of her day in a time of occupation and true mayhem. God was providing her a husband, but did she ever expect that He would also provide her the Messiah? Let alone be His mother?! Did she ever expect that she would be the first to hear the name of Jesus spoken to the world?

Andy + Becky Lomax