There are two types of questions we ask of God. One is asked in doubt; the other is asked in faith.
Two examples of skeptical questions are those asked by Sarah when she doubted the angel of the Lord's promise she would bear Abraham a son in their old age (Genesis 18); and Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, who doubted the angel Gabriel's announcement that Zechariah's wife, Elizabeth, would bear a son in her old age. Zecharaiah was struck dumb until John's birth because he doubted God.(Luke 1:8-25).In both of these instances, God's integrity was questioned.
The best example of a question asked to elicit information and not doubt God is recorded when Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced she would become pregnant by the Holy Spirit and give birth to the Son of God. "How will this be, since I am a virgin?" asked Mary.
When Gabriel answered her question, Mary neither laughed (as did Sarah) or doubted (Zechariah). Instead, she said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." (Luke 1:26-38)
Two questions were based in the logic and understanding of Man. One question expected an answer out of the faithfulness and character of God. The way in which we question God determines the kind of answer we get, or whether we receive an answer at all.
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