Be sure.  It was almost the precise moment in history when God would send his one and only Son into the world.  In advance of the incarnation, God would send one to prepare the way in the hearts of people.  That man was John the Baptist.  The man who would soon be John’s father, Zechariah, was a faithful, elderly priest.  Gabriel supernaturally appeared to Zechariah to announce the news of John’s upcoming birth.  The message was apparently more than Zechariah could grasp: “Zechariah asked the angel, ‘How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.’ The angel answered, ‘I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time’” (Luke 1:18-20).  I think you would agree, Zechariah gave the wrong answer!  Zechariah just could not believe that God could be ‘that good.’  His unbelief caused him to forfeit an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate with an angel and become a hero of the faith.  Bummer.  I just wonder how many celebrations with God I’ve forfeited because I wasn’t sure I could trust his goodness.  I want to believe but I waver, hesitate, rationalize, procrastinate and fearfully withdraw from the exciting promises God speaks to me from his word.  The truth is I can always “be sure” that God is good and trustworthy.  Be sure you do not miss out on the adventures God has for your life; believe him!  What are you “sure” about with God?

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