Marriage

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Zacharias said to the angel, "This is impossible. I am an old man now, and my wife is well along in years." Luke 1:18 LB

The setting was where an angel appeared to Zacharias and told him he and his wife, Elizabeth, would have a son. Earlier in the chapter, Luke described the couple as being “very old.”

I like the choice of words Zacharias used. He acknowledged that he was “an old man” but notice, he didn’t call his wife “an old lady.” He described her as being “well along in years.” Smart man, Zach! You don’t call your wife an old lady, not unless you want to sleep on the couch tonight.

Apparently, he didn’t have to sleep on the couch. A short time later, a child was conceived.

The verse speaks to me of a man who respects his wife and wants to speak only positive words about her. Too often, guys look for ways to put their wife down in front of others. “Yeah, I guess I’ll go home and see what the old lady’s got for dinner tonight. Hope it’s better then that cat food she served last night.”

Not Zacharias. He only speaks well of Elizabeth. Maybe that is one of the qualities God saw in him when he selected him to become the father of none other than John the Baptist.

O Lord, may I always speak well of my wife. She is your precious gift to me. Amen.

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