Each received a message informing them that their lives were about to drastically change. The long awaited Messiah was about to arrive. Simple, fully human people prepared the way for the King of Kings to come. Were they prepared for His arrival in the reality of His little infant birth, and the responsibility that followed?

Have you deeply studied the Christmas story? There are so many profound details to enjoy! Through a fictional description, today’s post offers a window into what Elizabeth’s story might have been like to get your mind and heart prepared for the upcoming birth of the Messiah.

As I read through and reflected upon the story of Jesus’ birth, there’s another part of the story that I have been fascinated by this year. The movement of the Holy Spirit.

We discovered Zechariah, from the tribe of the Levites of Israel last week. Now let’s explore his wife Elizabeth. Both of their stories are important and knit together.