Zechariah's Prophecy - Luke 1:67-80

Zechariah prophesized about his son John the Baptist mission. It is about repentance to receive the forgiveness of God for our sins. He laid the path for the coming of Jesus. But from his prophecy, we also see his expectation of the Messiah is only for the deliverance of Israel from its enemies.

The lessons we can learn are:

Lessons

1.  Be open-minded, and see realities as is and not as we want them to be. It is a difficult thing to do. Suggest reading Adam Grant's "Think-Again".
2.  Be humble and acknowledge and listen to God's revelation. Study Jesus' words carefully without preconceived bias and prejudices. --- The religious leaders saw Jesus' popularity as a threat to them and killed Him instead of receiving Him.
3. Respond to John's message for repentance and accept Jesus' salvation for forgiveness of sins - Mat 3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” - Kingdom comes with judgment for sins.