Sometimes we act as if we have all of the control over our own lives, as if we can change ourselves by willpower alone. I don't know if you have ever met folks who need to make a big change in their life, but often people can do something for a short period of time, but they quickly abandon it, falling back on old habits. Hence why many New Years resolutions fail.
Zechariah in his time of silence realized many things. He realized his dependance upon on God. He realized his nation's dependance upon God. He realized that we cannot change by our own might and will, but only through the Holy Spirit. He realized who God has been and who God will continue to be. All things that he proclaimed as soon as his lips were opened. The time of silence resulted in a prophecy that would change the world.
What would happen if we took time to be silent as well? What would God reveal to us about ourselves? What pretenses about self-will and might would we be able to shed? How could the Holy Spirit change our hearts, if only we open ourselves up to God in the silence?
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