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\u201cWait Upon the Lord with Gratitude\u201d \u2013 Luke 1:67-79<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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1. Introduction: A Sign for Zechariah?<\/h4>\n

Our Gospel reading for this service is a song that Zechariah sang after the birth of his son, John the Baptist. Let\u2019s just review\u2026 the angel Gabriel came to Zechariah while he was serving in the temple, and told him that he and his wife, Elizabeth, were going to have a son even though they were old. Zechariah questioned it, disbelieved it, and the angel Gabriel gave him a sign that what he said would actually come true. Now, if Gabe appeared to Zach today \u2013 you see, we have to give them cool names, like Gabe and Zach because it\u2019s 2021 \u2013 if Gabe appeared to Zach today, the sign he would give might be a sign for his front lawn that reads \u2013 \u201cUn-Baby-lievable!\u201d OR one to hang at his front door that reads \u201cDaddy in the Making.\u201d Or maybe Gabe would hand ove\"\"<\/a>r a t-shirt for Lizzie with some words on the front \u2013 maybe that \u201cIntel inside\u201d symbol, but \u201cBaby inside\u201d instead; OR maybe \u201cCurrently in Quarantine (with small print \u201cArriving July 2022\u201d); OR maybe \u201cI tested positive, but not for COVID\u201d (with some baby feet just below the words); OR what about this one:<\/p>\n

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1. The Sign for Zechariah – a talking “time out”<\/h4>\n

No, those weren\u2019t the signs that the angel gave. I guess you can\u2019t blame him. After all, he didn\u2019t have all the technology available for him like we do in 2021. It was only 4 or 5 B.C. So, the sign the angel gave was rather traditional, but still surprising\u2026 He took away Zechariah\u2019s voice until John was born. That was the sign \u2013 Zechariah couldn\u2019t speak. It was a talking \u201ctime out.\u201d That was a real hardship.<\/p>\n

Just think\u2026 when something good happens to you, you want to tell other people. If you got 100% on your math test, you want to tell your mom and dad as soon as you get home from school. In fact, these days, you\u2019d probably even text them before you got home from school. If you just got engaged to be married, you want all your friends and family to hear about it. And yes, when that first baby is born\u2026 well, you\u2019ve got to \u201cGo tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and everywhere!\u201d We have all kinds of ways to share good news these days, but just imagine that Zach lived now, and Gabe told him that Lizzie was going to have a baby, and Zach didn\u2019t believe it, and Gabe said, \u201cHand me your phone\u2026 no devices until the baby is born!\u201d Well, he\u2019d feel really discouraged because he couldn\u2019t tell anyone.<\/p>\n

And that was the sign for Zechariah. He couldn\u2019t tell anyone, because Gabriel took away Zechariah\u2019s ability to speak. Usually signs communicate something, but this sign was that Zechariah couldn\u2019t communicate anything, at least not in a verbal way. He tried to use American Sign Language, but nobody in the Jerusalem area knew it because America hadn\u2019t been discovered yet. He went back home after his service in the temple was completed, and Elizabeth was happy to see him again, and soon she was pregnant. As soon as the baby – John – was born, Zechariah was able to speak again.<\/p>\n

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2. Appreciating what you don’t have<\/h4>\n

Have you ever thought about what it was like for Zechariah for those nine months? How hard must it have been to communicate when he couldn\u2019t do it in the way that he had become accustomed to? And then how much would he appreciate the ability to talk once John was born?<\/p>\n

We kind of know what that\u2019s like, don\u2019t we? We tend to be a whole lot more grateful for something after we don\u2019t have it for a time. If you ever break the arm with which you do everything, you tend to appreciate it more when you try to write or eat with the other hand. There are those who have braces on their teeth for a couple of years, or even have their jaws wired shut for six weeks or more. They are so grateful when those braces or wires come out, and they are able to eat regular, solid food again. We were all a whole lot more grateful for the ability to worship together with other people when church sanctuaries opened up again after the coronavirus shutdown.<\/p>\n

So, you can imagine how Zechariah felt after nine months of verbal silence. Zechariah was so grateful that he was able to talk again, that right after he told the crowd that the boy\u2019s name would be John, he sang a song to the Lord to proclaim what the Lord had done. It is a song that we still have in our Bibles and one that we have in our church hymnals \u2013 in services called \u201cMatins\u201d and \u201cMorning Prayer\u201d and in one of the Biblical Canticles near the end of the hymnal. It is called the \u201cBenedictus\u201d – which is the Latin word that starts Zechariah\u2019s song \u2013 Benedictus\u2026 Blessed be\u2026<\/p>\n

Oftentimes when we don\u2019t appreciate the gifts of the Lord, we don\u2019t use them as we should. The gifts of the Lord get neglected, and instead of using them for the Lord\u2019s glory, we let them go unutilized or underutilized. Bibles sit on shelves. People stay home instead of gathering for public worship. We don\u2019t use our talents and abilities to their fullest.<\/p>\n

In countries where God\u2019s gifts are scarce, they are in much higher demand. Maybe you\u2019ve heard stories of people – in countries where Bibles are banned – who smuggled Bibles into their countries in whatever way possible, even with the threat of being arrested. Maybe you\u2019ve heard a missionary give accounts of people literally walking all day to make it to a worship service and then the service lasting three hours or more so that these people can get their time\u2019s worth. Yes, where God\u2019s gifts are scarce, they are valued and appreciated. People are grateful.<\/p>\n

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3. A song of gratitude<\/h4>\n

Since Zechariah was without a voice for nine months, I\u2019m sure he grew to appreciate more the reasons God gave him a voice in the first place. He understood that his voice wasn\u2019t supposed to be used to question God, or to talk back to him, but to praise him and honor him. So that\u2019s what he did, and we have a very beautiful song still today because of it. And what does Zechariah\u2019s song tell us?<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a. Blessed be…<\/h4>\n

Well, it starts with that Latin word \u201cBenedictus\u201d \u2013 \u201cBlessed be\u2026\u201d That seems like a strange way to start that song \u2013 \u201cBlessed be the Lord God of Israel.\u201d Normally we think of God blessing us, not the other way around. But in the Old Testament \u2013 and Zechariah was still living in the Old Testament times, because Jesus hadn\u2019t been born yet \u2013 in the Old Testament, the Hebrew word for \u201cbless\u201d could be used both ways. When it referred to an action from the greater person (including God) to the lesser, it was about bestowing ability for success. So, when God blessed someone, He may have provided for them, protected them, given them children or a host of other \u201csuccesses.\u201d When that Hebrew word referred to an action from the lesser person to the greater, it was about praising that greater person for the lesser person\u2019s ability for success. When it was blessing God, it implied bending the knee, and it expressed thanks and praise. So, in the same vein as \u201cBless the Lord, O my soul\u201d from Psalm 103, Zechariah begins his song with \u201cBlessed be the Lord\u2026\u201d One of our Communion songs today begins that way: \u201cBless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul.\u201d It\u2019s about praise and thanks and worship. Zechariah had been waiting upon the Lord for a child. Now that that waiting was over, it was time for gratitude and singing.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0b. He has redeemed His people<\/h4>\n

The very next phrase gives the reason for that gratitude and blessing: \u201cfor He has visited and redeemed His people.\u201d Like I said, Jesus wasn\u2019t even born yet, but Zechariah \u2013 oh, yes, when he was introduced at the beginning of the chapter both he and Elizabeth were described as righteous \u2013 so Zechariah had a deep longing for the coming of Messiah, and Gabriel\u2019s message to him informed him that Zechariah\u2019s son would go before the Lord, so Zechariah knew and understood that the coming of Messiah was imminent. And Zechariah knew what Messiah was coming for – to redeem His people, and not just the Israelites, but us, too. Bottom line\u2026 Zechariah was thankful that Redeemer Messiah was visiting soon.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0c. From the house of David<\/h4>\n

The next part of Zechariah\u2019s song further clarifies that he is talking about the Messiah. He says that the Lord \u201chas raised up a horn of salvation.\u201d That just means a symbol of strength, and of salvation. And he goes on to say that this salvation would arise \u201cin the house of God\u2019s servant David.\u201d Zechariah was a descendant of Levi \u2013 the priestly tribe of Israel. David was a descendant of Judah – the kingly tribe of Israel. So, we know that the redeeming of God\u2019s people is not going to come from Zechariah\u2019s son, John, but from that as yet unborn descendant of David. That would fulfill the promise \/ the covenant that God made with David in 2 Samuel 7 \u2013 a covenant that said God would raise up an offspring of David whose throne and kingdom would be established forever. Sounds like Jesus to me!!<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0d. Saved from enemies<\/h4>\n

The next concept in Zechariah\u2019s song is that God\u2019s people would be saved from their enemies. In the olden days, the Israelites had lots of enemies \u2013 Philistines, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, Jebusites. In Zechariah\u2019s day, it may have been the overlord Romans. But even more than that are the spiritual enemies of God\u2019s people – what St. Paul referred to as the authorities, the cosmic powers, the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Those are the enemies that the Messiah will truly save us from.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0e. A blessing through Abraham<\/h4>\n

Zechariah\u2019s song goes back even farther in time to call to mind the covenant that God made with Abraham \u2013 that blessing would come to the whole world through a descendant of Abraham. Again, traditional interpretation of that covenant points forward in time to the coming of Messiah, fulfilled in Jesus. So, Zechariah is bang-on with the content of his song \u2013 God is fulfilling promises made to both Abraham and David, promises to redeem and save His covenant people. That would lead God\u2019s people to live in holiness and righteousness (and gratitude \u2013 because that\u2019s our key word today) all their days.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0f. My son… to prepare the way<\/h4>\n

The first part of Zechariah\u2019s song has definitely been Messiah-oriented. The last half turns his attention to his own son, John. He begins by calling his son a prophet of God, and, in a sense, John was the last of the Old Testament characters \/ prophets before the coming of Jesus. Zechariah, himself \u2013 because we are told he was filled with the Holy Spirit \u2013 prophesied about John that he would be the one to go before the Lord, to prepare the way for the Lord, the Messiah, to come to His people. In that role, John was fulfilling Old Testament prophecies from both Isaiah and Malachi. So that second half of Zechariah\u2019s song starts with pride over his son, John, but then moves back to the Messiah \u2013 the one who brings salvation and specifically the forgiveness of sins.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0g. Salvation and forgiveness<\/h4>\n

And that\u2019s the central message of the Gospel. God loves you. He promised to send a Saviour for you and all people. He was just about to do that, and of course now we know that He has done that. We\u2019re about to celebrate Jesus\u2019 birth later this week, but the purpose of His coming was to die on the cross as the once-for-all sacrifice for sins \u2013 yours, mine, every one\u2019s. Those sins are forgiven. You are forgiven\u2026 because of Jesus, the Redeemer! So the closing thoughts of Zechariah\u2019s song also echo his gratitude \u2013 for the tender mercy of God, for the light that He gives to those living in a world of darkness, and for guiding us into ways of peace.<\/p>\n

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4. Let’s be grateful this Advent<\/h4>\n

As we finish this Advent season and worship our Lord on Christmas Eve and Day, let us do so with gratitude. Let us be grateful for the ability to worship together in the sanctuary. Let us belt out the words to our favorite songs and hymns with gratitude in our hearts to God! Let us spend time with our families and friends in the days ahead, and be grateful for them, happy that we have them to love, and that they love us back. Let us look at all the decorations and other reminders of our Savior\u2019s birth with gratitude anew that we may truly experience the joys of Christmas as a young child would, with all wonder and excitement. Most of all, let us appreciate all that the Father has done for us in sending his Son to earth to be born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger for us, all so that we may live with him forever. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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