In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,  And he had a wife and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him,

"Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

For he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And Zechariah said to the angel,

"How shall I know this?
For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."

And the angel answered him,
"I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,

"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."

Luke 1: 5 - ‬25

Lessons :

1)  God hears our Prayer

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
1John 5:14

2) God gives "The Best"

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
James 1:17

3) Dont doubt the Promise

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:6

so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11

4) Wait! Have patience. God will surely do at its right time

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman.
Galatians 4:4

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1