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From our perspective,
Zacharias questions and doubts, his unbelieving logic are quite reasonable. They all make perfect sense to us. We know
how stuff works here on earth. In some
things, especially the realm of the birds and the bees, if you missed the boat - you missed the boat. It’s just a fact of life. Live with it.
From Gabriel’s
perspective, our logic and reasoning are simply inconsequential. For the air he breathes is in the presence of eternal Word of
God. He knows the Lord face to face. He adores, worships and find his greatest soul's delight in being with Him and doing what He says. And
even though there is much the angel doesn't understand about his Lord and
Master, one thing he does understand.
What the Lord
says He does. The Word Spoken is The Word Fulfilled.
No ifs, ands or buts.
So, in the mind
of the angel, questioning the Lord’s word is simply unthinkable. In fact, it’s so outrageous that Gabe blows a fuse.
I
am Gabriel. I stands in the presence of
God! I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. But,
because you did not believe my words, you shall be silent and unable to speak
until the day when these things take place. They will all be fulfilled in their
proper time.
Just like that.
Zacharias leaves the temple…. speechless. For the next nine months the old religious
professional gets to attend a crash course, an elective-turned-major... Listening
101.
And that’s when the alphabet of his or her life gets so disturbed, rearranged in such a way that they become SILENT.
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