“And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.”
Luke 1:64 KJV
Zecharias and his wife were descendants of Levi and he was a priest who took his turn to burn incense in the holy place of the temple in Jerusalem. He wanted a son and prayed to God but his wife was barren. As he burned incense the angel Gabriel appeared to him and told him that he and his wife were going to have a baby boy who would come to prepare the way for the Messiah. Zecharias knowing the scriptures well, questioned Gabriel and doubted God. For that he became dumb and could not speak. When his son was born God opened his mouth and he glorified God with his tongue. Our tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity which defiles the whole body. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Let’s use our tongue with wholesomeness as a tree of life. God gave us the tongue to praise and glorify God as Zecharias the priest learned! Let’s glorify Jesus for His Blood sacrifice which enabled us to use our tongue in His praise! Hallelujah!
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