Doubt and Consequences – Learning to Take God at His Word

Here was a priest who knew the Scriptures—he should have remembered God’s miraculous provision for Abraham and Sarah or Hannah, the mother of Samuel. Gabriel’s response was swift and firm: “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God.” It was a reminder of God’s authority and the seriousness of rejecting His word. The priest who doubted would now be silenced until these words were fulfilled as both a sign and a consequence.