“It is the Lord who will make you a house.” The Lord, through Prophet Nathan, assures King David of his dwelling, the future kingdom depends much on His providence and not human ability. God established His sovereignty by reminding King David that like a Father, God brought him up from the pasture and made him prince, but he will die while God remains. Realising this, David sang a hymn of blessings to the Lord.

At the holiest of holy spaces, Zechariah the priest encountered the archangel Gabriel’s good news that his wife Elizabeth would bear him a son, who would be a great prophet to herald the people prepared for the Lord. So overwhelmed by doubt because he and Elizabeth were old, he was speechless. However, Zechariah’s tongue loosened at the birth of his son John. He sang a hymn of praise to God who had fulfilled the promise to redeem His people. The God of the covenant restores their confidence in waiting! The Lord from on high will take on humanity’s clothing and live among His creation; He will dispel the darkness of sin and death.

Zechariah’s newborn child, John, is to herald the Lord's coming! Every child is a herald to the coming of God's kingdom. God, through Prophet Nathan says, “I will be a Father to him.” On the eve of Christmas, I am assured of a Fatherly care of a new tomorrow.