Recently, our pastor tried to describe Luke 1:69 to us. Don’t scurry to get your Bible, I am going to give it to you. It is about the birth of John.

First, watch this video. I promise, there’s a point to it.

Now back to my pastor’s sermon.

Short history(basically in my own words)- The Lord told Zechariah that he and Elisabeth would have a child. Zechariah said um ok but we’re kind of old, so how are you going to do it. God said I am going to do it and then he silenced Zechariah(literally) until the baby was born for his unbelief (If God chose to do this today, I am afraid we would all be mutes). The baby was John the Baptist. John’s whole purpose is to declare JESUS is here! (What an awesome purpose!) So when John is born, God says ok so now you can talk again Zechariah. Zechariah, not wanting to be silenced again I’m sure, started singing praises(Luke 1:67-79). In verse 69 Zechariah says … He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.

I have heard this passage a million times. I have heard this story a million times, but never have I thought of it this way. I was inspired during the service to begin writing my thoughts and now I am writing them here.

Every time that I have heard this message I have thought of the horn as a trumpet or a saxophone or some beautiful horn. I love to hear the band play at half time. I love to hear any kind of music. I have always viewed salvation as beautiful and it is,but never have I viewed it as strong. . . even though in the margin of my Bible it says that the word Horn symbolizes strength. I have always thought of it as beautiful, pretty, pleasing, maybe music to my ears…. but what I think I have missed before today is that it is the POWER to retrieve me from the deadly grips of sin to draw me into His amazingly loving arms to recover from my scars and grow to become more like HIM (just like the baby buffalo)!!!! Did I know that there was power in salvation? YES! I just never viewed this verse the way that it was intended.

I believe now more than ever that the kind of horn that it is referring to is the horn on the buffalo in this video. This baby buffalo is fighting for its life. The lions had it and then the crocodile had it and then the lions get it again. It looks like all hope is lost. It looks as if there is no way this baby will make it and then appears PAPA BUFFALO and his horn of strength! Shut up! Does the PAPA buffalo actually believe that he can take this team of evil lions??? The people in the background say it is too late, there is no hope for this little buffalo that has gone astray… but then the HORN starts flicking these massive lions around like they are boogers (sorry I know that some of you just gagged a little). They are no match for PAPA going to get his baby.

How many of us have been in the grip of sin(lions and crocodiles) and then Jesus swooped in and saved us from our certain doom with His Horn of salvation!!! Are ya dancing and shouting yet???

Even in our everyday life sometimes it seems that our face is actually in the mouth of a lion while another has us by the throat and yet there is a crocodile fighting for their piece of you. You feel like you can’t walk another mile. You can’t even see a light at the end of this tunnel. YOU see no way out. AND then without warning without even a hint that HE is near… God takes His almighty horn and begins to chase away those that intend harm to you!!! The Horn of Salvation is strength and it is strong enough to drag you out of whatever miry pit you may be wallowing around in!!! I have witnessed it again and again!

I could go on… This is good stuff guys! I just had to share! I hope you are as blessed as I was!
Love you all!
Christie

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