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God's Covenant is With You!

Luke 1:67-69
"67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed His people,
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David;"

Back in Genesis God asked; "WHERE ARE YOU?" We understand that GOD knows where we are. We also anticipate that GOD knows what we are GOING to DO! Even when what we are doing is "forbidden fruit." GOD often sees us focus on what we might gain for ourselves and NOT on what we can do for others. We can hide from GOD, but we cannot escape GOD! AND, we can't un-bite the forbidden fruit. We often put ourselves in this exact same situation! A lot of the time people are hiding from God TODAY. How do we get out of this situation? The same way the people who lived before us did; believe in GOD! Learn about the covenant GOD made with people. Learn how and why Jesus is our Redeemer. Jesus came to restore us. God calls to YOU; "WHERE ARE YOU?" 

Today we return to the Gospel of Luke, Zacharias was dumb when he disbelieved. His lips were opened when he believed. He is the last of the Old Testament prophets, witnessing GOD'S covenant fulfilled; "And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath visited and REDEEMED His people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David;"

Like so many New Testament passages this one references the Old Testament; Psalm 132:17 where the “Anointed” are represented by the horns of the bull or stag, as the symbols of strength. Here, following in the steps of the Psalmist, Zacharias uses it as a description of the COMING CHRIST, who is to be raised up in the House of David. Our Lord and Savior!!!  
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