When God Whispers the Same Name Twice: The Story of Two Elisabeth's
Have you ever noticed how God uses small details to get your attention? Sometimes it's a word that keeps appearing in your devotional time—showing up in different passages, as if God is gently underlining it. Sometimes it's a phrase you can't shake, or a name that seems to follow you through conversations, Scripture, and quiet moments with Him. At first, it feels random. Coincidental. But then it happens again. And again. And something in your spirit pauses and wonders: Is God inviting me to look closer? That's precisely what happened to me with the name Elizabeth. I was studying the story of Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. Luke describes her and her husband Zechariah as "righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly" ( Luke 1:6 ). Yet they carried the deep ache of barrenness and years of unanswered prayer. Her faithfulness moved me. Her endurance stayed with me. And then, as I traced her background, I ...
