Both Together

This morning I began reading the Christmas story from Luke. As I read about Zechariah and Elizabeth, these words caught my attention: "Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly" (Luke 1:6 NIV). The testimony of our lives should be that of being upright in the sight of God and blameless. What really caught my attention was the word both. The Message reads, "Together they lived honorably before God, careful in keeping to the ways of the commandments and enjoying a clear conscience before God." What was occurring in this relationship was harmony. This marriage was built on a spiritual journey together. In a world that is filled with broken promises, broken hearts, broken relationships, broken marriages, broken families, God wants to use healthy relationships to reconnect the world to Him. The son that was to be born to Zechariah and Elizabeth would become the one who would announce to the world, "Behold, the Lamb of God."