Characters at the Cradle: John the Baptist, Words of Worship
by David Chadwick
When Zechariah wrote down, "His name is John," for all to see and read, he obeyed in specificity all the angel of the Lord had commanded him to do. At that moment, something significant happened. Let's take a look.
"And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God" (Luke 1:64).
Immediately. What a powerful word! Not gradual, not slowly… immediately! Zechariah's act of obedience led to his immediate breakthrough. At that moment, he was able to speak again. And the words that poured forth blessed the one true God.
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