Zechariah Blesses His Son
Luke 1:67-79 (NIV)
“You, my child, will . . . prepare the way for Him” Luke 1:67-79 (NIV)
Pastor’s Thoughts
I cannot think of a greater vision for a father to have for his son, than to live a life of preparing the way for Jesus.
This can be done as a teacher, mechanic, attorney, homemaker, baker, accountant, engineer, or salesman. A man once asked Martin Luther, the 16rth century reformer, how he could live for Christ as a cobbler. Luther responded by saying, “first make a good shoe and sell it at a fair price”.
Exactly there is the place to start. Work hard, honor your superiors, treat others with respect, don’t gossip, value others, be fair, be honest, be truthful.
When I became a pastor I lost the power of witness that I had before it became “my job”.
Preparing the way for Jesus is God’s vocation for you to be played out wherever he has you today. If you work at McDonalds, Make a good hamburger and sell it with a smile and people will wonder, “what’s with her or him?” and you’ll have prepared the way for possible further discussion about the “reason for the hope that you have.”
Actually I frequent McDonald’s and there’s a young guy who always smiles and seems to love his job, and I actually do wonder, “what’s up with him?”
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