Righteousness in Disappointment

Bunkhouse Beacon – Righteousness in Disappointment

Luke 1:5-7 NLT - When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations. They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.

Luke describes Zechariah and Elizabeth as "righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments." Yet they carried a heartbreaking burden, childlessness in a culture that saw it as divine displeasure.

So, my friends, here's the liberating truth: you can be righteous and still be disappointed. Your pain doesn't displease God; often it's the very place He's refining you.

Job wasn't sinful when he suffered. David wasn't unfaithful when he hid in caves.

Your heartbreak isn't evidence of God's abandonment.

Sometimes our greatest disappointments become the canvas for God's most spectacular displays of faithfulness.

Stay faithful in the small things, even when you feel unnoticed. God sees your obedience in the long, patient waiting room.

Merry Christmas in this season of Hope

Lars