Zechariah, who was once mute to have time to consider God’s promise and miraculous work, was now filled with the Holy Spirit and began to prophesy. He praised the Lord, the God of Israel, because he had come to redeem his people. He did this by raising up a horn of salvation for us in his Son, the Messiah, to save us from our enemies. God spoke of this long ago through the holy prophets, and he remembered and kept his word. God’s salvation for us means that we are not just saved from our enemies, but that we can now serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness, all of our days.

His son, John the Baptist, would be a prophet. He was chosen to prepare the way of the Lord and give people the knowledge of God’s salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. This was not because of our own righteousness, but because of the tender mercy of our God, which rises like the sun to shine on those living in darkness to guide our feet into the path of peace. God extends his mercy tenderly to all mankind that they would be saved and live in his glorious freedom and light. The time for salvation had now come. John was set apart to fulfill the will of God according to Scripture.
Application: Father, thank you so much for your tender mercy to bring salvation into my life. You have saved me from my enemies. May I serve you without fear all the days of my life in holiness and righteousness.
One Word: Salvation has come