Characters at the Cradle: Zechariah, Father of John the Baptist
by David Chadwick
John was the long awaited son to Zechariah and Elizabeth. His birth paved the way for Jesus's birth. His voice prepared the way of the Lord. His life pointed to the soon and coming King.
Luke 1:16-17 says this of John: "And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people."
The personal calling of John's life in God's story grabs my heart every time…
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