Put me in, Coach!
Thursday, December 13, 2012 Posted by Sara
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I wonder at the
journey of Elizabeth’s heart over her years. The aging, barren, housewife to a weary old
priest doesn’t seem the likely heroine in the grand event of Advent. I tend to imagine Elizabeth and Zachariah as
a befuddled older couple, whiling away the days doing the tasks required of
them as priest and homemaker. I wonder, did they
eat their meals together laughing at their day, or in silence, tired of the
waiting? Waiting for a Messiah, waiting for a child – and barren on both
accounts.
Did they celebrate
Passover every year recalling the sovereignty of God, and His active hand in
the lives of their ancestors? Did they
wonder where His active hand was now?
And yet, in this
unassuming life, Elizabeth was called in- at the 11th hour.
And not just called
in as a spiritual nicety. It’s not like
God “put her in the game” at the last second just to make her feel part of the
team. Elizabeth was created for impact
from the get go, but it was her golden years that held her greatest encounter,
adventure, and influence.
She came by it
honestly, mind you. Descended from Aaron
(Moses’ sidekick), it was part of the family business, you could say, to serve
a Deliverer. How exciting it must have
been for Elizabeth to find herself in a supernatural story of angels, miracles,
and promises fulfilled.
Elizabeth’s life
reminds me of the blessings God tucks into different seasons in life- sometimes
when we least expect them. We are never
fully aware of the beauty He’s placed in the next chapter -or even how the
seasons of waiting are setting us up for what God has in store.
May we filled with
faithful expectation this advent, that our God has called our name to
participate in the continuing story of love and redemption on earth through His
son Jesus – and it’s sure to be quite a game.
Batter up.
“For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God
shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.” Luke 1:37