We have many people in the Bible who waited for their miracle. We all know Abraham waited for a long time to receive Isaac, the promised one. There is another person in the New Testament who waited a long time for God to see His redemption. It is Anna, who waited, and God kept her alive until she was 84 years old to see the birth of Jesus, the Redeemer. Experts estimate that she was between 84 and 110 years old and had spent at least sixty years at the temple "worshipping with fasting and prayer, night and day" (Luke 2:38). Are we expecting a miracle? What can we do during the waiting? From this amazing woman, we learn that we can fast and pray while awaiting the fulfillment of the promise.
We have two other women who received answers to their waiting: Mary and Elizabeth. Like Anna, many young women expecting to witness the birth of the Messiah also waited to be chosen by God to bring forth the Messiah. When Mary was chosen, she was filled with praise and said, "From now on, all generations will call me blessed" (Luke 1:48). The prayers, fasting, and receiving the answer to the miracle are what God has for us who wait.
Do we want to be His highly favored ones? It is a word reserved for people who wait. When God sees us, we are none but the highly favored ones, who, like Mary and Elizabeth, will sing praises unto God and be a blessing for generations to come.
Dear God, we commit ourselves to prayer and fasting while we wait for You. In Your love, You will fulfill Your promises to us and bless us as a blessing for generations to come. We believe that You will call us Your highly favored ones. In Jesus' name, we thank You. Amen.
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