But the angel said to him,“ Do not be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will have a child. It will be a boy, and you must call him John.
God isn’t a mere human. He can’t lie. He isn’t a human being. He doesn’t change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it.
While Joseph and Mary were there, the time came for the child to be born.She gave birth to her first baby. It was a boy. She wrapped him in large strips of cloth. Then she placed him in a manger. That’s because there was no guest room where they could stay.
Sarah became pregnant. She had a son by Abraham when he was old. The child was born at the exact time God had promised.Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah had by him.