Belief

This powerful message takes us on a journey through our spiritual family history, from the prophet Malachi to the birth announcement of Jesus. We discover that the story of God's people isn't just ancient history—it's our story. The message confronts us with a sobering reality: there are seasons when we become so arrogant in our faith that worship becomes wearisome, when we demand answers on our timeline, and when we silently rebel against God because circumstances don't align with our expectations. Through the accounts of Zechariah and Mary, we see two responses to God's promises. Zechariah, a righteous priest, asked for a sign despite standing in God's presence with an angel before him. His doubt, though understandable, resulted in silence until God's word was fulfilled. Mary, a young virgin from an insignificant town, simply said, 'May it be done to me according to your word.' The central lesson pierces through our modern skepticism: everything God has promised will be fulfilled in its proper time—not our time, but His. We're challenged to examine whether we've been operating in silent rebellion, withholding our full devotion because God hasn't moved according to our schedule. The kingdom we've been invited into has no end, and the King who loves us perfectly isn't withholding anything—we are. This message calls us to stop treating our relationship with God like a transactional marriage where we punish Him with distance when He doesn't perform as expected, and instead to trust that He is faithful to complete what He has begun