TOPIC: WHY THE DELAY OF PROPHECIES?Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel Week 50, Day 5: Thursday, 15th December, 2022. TOPIC: WHY THE DELAY OF PROPHECIES? 5

18 And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I  know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is  well advanced in years.”  

19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. 

20 But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these  things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”

Luke 1:30-34, 38 

“30. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

38. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.”

I pray with you this morning, God’s prophecies concerning you will be fulfilled this month in Jesus Mighty Name.

These two personality had angelic visitation  six month interval for the same purpose, Child Birth. They both replied the Angel with similar responses but Mary’s question and response was more genuine than that of Zacharias, a priest, why? Because he doubted the ability of God. Zacharias was old which was enough reason to doubt but two reasons why He shouldn’t have doubted was, He was a Priest, secondly, He has a wife, these should have encouraged him not to doubt but he did doubted. On the other hand, Mary, who was a virgin without a husband yet, was told to be expecting a child, and this was her response to the angel, 

Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”

But she never doubted God’s prophecies. 

When (positive) prophecies come, do you accept or doubt them? Do you always see reasons for impossibility of promises of God in your life? When you doubt His prophecies, you delay the fulfillment. When you doubt God’s promises you are rejecting it indirectly. Mary, regardless of her situation, without a husband yet, accepted the prophecy and it was fulfilled in her life. It took God’s grace to fulfill the prophecy in the life of Zacharias.

Are you still a 

‘doubting Thomas’ concerning what God has promised you? Please start believing  in order to Hasten it to come to pass.

Good Morning and God Bless you.

Happy Birthday to all celebrants and Happy Wedding Anniversary to those celebrating today. May you experience God’s fruitfulness in Jesus Mighty name, Amen.